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Dates 1735-40
Location London
Vocation Merchant and colonial official
Place of Birth Inverness
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Received education at Inverness grammar school. Moved to London to work in a merchant house. Whilst there, divided his time between London and San Lucar de Barrameda, Andalusia. Joined navy when war broke out between Britain and Spain. Settled in South Carolina where he joined the militia. Gained reputation in American-Indian relations, being appointed British Indian superintendent for Indian affairs (c.1756). Died in Florida (1779).