Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749

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Dates:
Birth 1680
Death 1749-11-18
Britons,
English,

Biographical notes:

Appointed Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania by King George III in 1717 and made this report on preventing communication between the French settlements in Canada and those on the Mississippi to the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations of Great Britain in 1718, gathering much of his information from Indian traders.

From the description of Report, 1718, 1719. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112392

Governor of the colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

From the description of Charge of Sir William Keith, 1717. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423843

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Subjects:

  • Colonial Politics
  • Diplomatic History
  • French
  • Governors
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Native America
  • Pennsylvania History
  • Seven Years' War
  • Treaties

Occupations:

  • Governors
  • Governors

Places:

  • Chester (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Mississippi River Valley (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Delaware (as recorded)
  • Saint Lawrence River (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)