Dunmore,Fourth Earl of

Dunmore,Fourth Earl of
Dun·more (dŭn-môrʹ, -mōrʹ), Fourth Earl of Title of John Murray. 1732-1809.
British colonial governor of Virginia (1771-1776) who opposed the independence of the colonies and was forced to return to England.

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