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George Johnstone
George Johnstone was a Scottish naval officer and politician who served as the first governor of British West Florida from 1764 to 1767. He set up its government at Pensacola and negotiated with the Creek and Choctaw, but quarrelled with military officers and was recalled. He later sat in Parliament and served on the Carlisle peace commission of 1778.
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