Mariot Arbuthnot
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Admiral of the Blue Mariot Arbuthnot was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence.
Governor Arbuthnot's residence (built 1749). (Located on the site of Province House, which still is furnished with his Nova Scotia Council table)
John Byron
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Vice-Admiral of the White John Byron was a Royal Navy officer, explorer, and colonial administrator. He earned the nickname "Foul-Weather Jack" in the British press due to his frequent encounters with
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1759
Wreck of the Wager
The mythical Pepys Island, which Byron searched for in 1764–1765. Illustration by William Hacke, 1699.
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