Winslow, Edward National Historic Person
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Winslow House
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Address :
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1951-05-30
Life Date:
1746 to 1815
Other Name(s):
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Winslow, Edward
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Founded Fredericton, Loyalist settlements in Saint John River Valley
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, New Brunswick
Great-grandson of Governor Winslow of Plymouth Colony, he served as Muster-Master-General of the Loyalist forces in the Revolutionary War. In 1783 he supervised the settlement of the disbanded regiments in the valley of the St. John River. A founder of this Province, and of Fredericton, he became a member of His Majesty's Council in 1784. Appointed to the first Council of the College of New Brunswick in 1800, and to the Supreme Court in 1807, he served on several occasions as President of the Government of New Brunswick.
Born in Massachusetts, circa 1746.
Died at Kingsclear, N.B., 13th May, 1815.