John Parr (governor)
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Col. John Parr (Colonial Governor) (December 20, 1725, Dublin, Ireland – November 25, 1791, Halifax, Nova Scotia])
- Attended Trinity High School (possibly associated with Trinity College, Dublin).
- Joined the 20th Foot Regiment as an Ensign in 26th May, 1744.
- The town of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia is named in his honour.
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[edit] External links
- Memoirs of John Parr by James S. MacDonald
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Blupete Biography
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| Preceded by Sir Andrew Snape Hamond |
Governor of Nova Scotia 1783–1786 |
Succeeded by Edmund Fanning |
| Preceded by Edmund Fanning |
Governor of Nova Scotia 1786–1791 |
Succeeded by Richard Bulkeley |
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