Person Hunter; Robert (- 1734) Hunter Robert - 1734 British Male Hunsterston, Ayrshire Jamaica, West Indies 31 March 1734

Soldier Education: ?Apprenticed as an apothecary Career: Entered the Army; fought at the Battle of Blenheim, as a major (1704); Lieutenant Colonel (1707); appointed Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1707), but captured by a corsair on his way to Virginia, taken to France, and exchanged for the French Bishop of Quebec; appointed Governor of New York and sailed with 3000 Palatinate refugees as settlers (1710); returned to England as Brigadier General (1719); succeeded as Governor of New York by William Burnett (FRS 1706), whose post as Comptroller of Customs he was given in exchange (1719); Major General (1729); Governor of Jamaica (1727-death); with Lewis Morris wrote 'Androborus' the first play known to have been written and printed in America Memberships: Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Son of James Hunter and his wife, Margaret Spalding; married Elizabeth, widow of Brigadier-Genera John Hay and daughter of Sir Thomas Orby Fellow 04/05/1709 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DAB References: 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1734, p330 Notes: From Journal Book 04 May 1709: "Coll Hunter [and others] ... propos'd ballotted for and chosen members of ye Society" International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 - 31 Mar 1734 NA7398 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes a805d36f-b36f-43d7-9beb-107d8f409e7c