Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Governor Tryon” in entry ashe-john of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
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Military officer: born in Grovely, Brunswick co., N. C., in 1720; was in the North Carolina legislature for several years, and was speaker in 1762-65.
He warmly opposed the Stamp Act: assisted Governor Tryon in suppressing the Regulator movement in 1771, but soon afterwards became a zealous Whig.
He was an active patriot, and because he led 500 men to destroy Fort Johnson he was denounced as a rebel.
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