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- Thomas_Pownall abstract "Thomas Pownall (bapt. 4 September 1722 (New Style) – 25 February 1805) was a British politician and colonial official. He was governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1757 to 1760, and afterward served in the British Parliament. He travelled widely in the North American colonies prior to the American Revolutionary War, opposed Parliamentary attempts to tax the colonies, and was a minority advocate of colonial positions until the Revolution.Classically educated and well-connected to the colonial administration in London, Pownall first travelled to North America in 1753, and spent two years exploring the colonies before being appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in 1755. He became governor of Massachusetts in 1757 after helping engineer the recall of longtime Governor William Shirley. His administration was dominated by the French and Indian War, in which Pownall was instrumental in raising Massachusetts provincial militia for the war effort. He opposed military interference in colonial administration, including attempts to quarter British troops in private homes, and had a generally positive relationship with the colonial assembly.Returning to England in 1760, he continued to be interested in colonial affairs, publishing widely read materials on conditions in the colonies, including several editions of The Administration of the Colonies. As a Member of Parliament he regularly advocated for colonial positions without much success, but supported the war effort once the Revolutionary War began. In the early 19th century he became an early advocate of the reduction or removal of trade barriers, and the establishment of a solid relationship between Britain and the United States. Several writers have proposed that Pownall was Junius, a pseudonymous writer of letters critical of British governmental practices.John Adams wrote, "Pownall was the most constitutional and national Governor, in my opinion, who ever represented the crown in this province."".
- Thomas_Pownall activeYearsEndDate "1760-06-03".
- Thomas_Pownall activeYearsStartDate "1755-05-13".
- Thomas_Pownall activeYearsStartDate "1757-08-03".
- Thomas_Pownall associate John_Fownes-Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall associate John_Grey_(MP).
- Thomas_Pownall associate Sir_Abraham_Hume,_1st_Baronet.
- Thomas_Pownall birthDate "1722-09-04".
- Thomas_Pownall birthYear "1722".
- Thomas_Pownall deathDate "1805-02-25".
- Thomas_Pownall deathPlace Bath,_Somerset.
- Thomas_Pownall deathYear "1805".
- Thomas_Pownall governor Jonathan_Belcher.
- Thomas_Pownall office "Acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey".
- Thomas_Pownall office "Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey".
- Thomas_Pownall orderInOffice "Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay".
- Thomas_Pownall party Whigs_(British_political_party).
- Thomas_Pownall region Cornwall.
- Thomas_Pownall region Minehead_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Thomas_Pownall region Somerset.
- Thomas_Pownall region Tregony_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Thomas_Pownall religion Church_of_England.
- Thomas_Pownall successor Francis_Fownes-Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall successor George_Lane_Parker.
- Thomas_Pownall successor John_Reading_(New_Jersey).
- Thomas_Pownall successor Thomas_Hutchinson_(governor).
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- Thomas_Pownall viafId "2821444".
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- Thomas_Pownall wikiPageRevisionID "600825515".
- Thomas_Pownall after George_Lane_Parker.
- Thomas_Pownall after Thomas_Hutchinson_(governor).
- Thomas_Pownall after Francis_Fownes_Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall alongside John_Fownes-Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall alongside "Sir Abraham Hume and John Grey".
- Thomas_Pownall before Henry_Fownes_Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall before Massachusetts_Governor's_Council.
- Thomas_Pownall before William_Trevanion.
- Thomas_Pownall birthDate "--09-04".
- Thomas_Pownall constituencyMp Cornwall.
- Thomas_Pownall constituencyMp Minehead_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Thomas_Pownall constituencyMp Somerset.
- Thomas_Pownall constituencyMp Tregony_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- Thomas_Pownall dateOfBirth "--09-04".
- Thomas_Pownall dateOfDeath "1805-02-25".
- Thomas_Pownall deathDate "1805-02-25".
- Thomas_Pownall deathPlace "Bath, Somerset, England".
- Thomas_Pownall governor Jonathan_Belcher.
- Thomas_Pownall hasPhotoCollection Thomas_Pownall.
- Thomas_Pownall name "Pownall, Thomas".
- Thomas_Pownall name "Thomas Pownall".
- Thomas_Pownall office List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts.
- Thomas_Pownall office List_of_colonial_governors_of_New_Jersey.
- Thomas_Pownall office "Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey".
- Thomas_Pownall party Whigs_(British_political_party).
- Thomas_Pownall placeOfBirth "Lincolnshire, England".
- Thomas_Pownall placeOfDeath "Bath, Somerset, England".
- Thomas_Pownall predecessor Henry_Fownes-Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall predecessor Massachusetts_Governor's_Council.
- Thomas_Pownall predecessor "John Reading {President of Council}".
- Thomas_Pownall predecessor "Vacant".
- Thomas_Pownall predecessor William_Trevanion.
- Thomas_Pownall religion Church_of_England.
- Thomas_Pownall shortDescription "British colonial official, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Province".
- Thomas_Pownall signature "ThomasPownallSignature.png".
- Thomas_Pownall successor Francis_Fownes-Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall successor George_Lane_Parker.
- Thomas_Pownall successor Thomas_Hutchinson_(governor).
- Thomas_Pownall successor "John Reading {President of Council}".
- Thomas_Pownall successor "Vacant".
- Thomas_Pownall termEnd "1760-06-03".
- Thomas_Pownall termEnd "1774".
- Thomas_Pownall termEnd "1780".
- Thomas_Pownall termEnd "23".
- Thomas_Pownall termStart "1755-05-13".
- Thomas_Pownall termStart "1757-08-03".
- Thomas_Pownall termStart "1767".
- Thomas_Pownall termStart "22".
- Thomas_Pownall termStart "December 1774".
- Thomas_Pownall title List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts.
- Thomas_Pownall title "Member of Parliament for Minehead".
- Thomas_Pownall title "Member of Parliament for Tregony".
- Thomas_Pownall with "John Grey 1768–1774".
- Thomas_Pownall with "Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet 1767–1768".
- Thomas_Pownall with John_Fownes_Luttrell.
- Thomas_Pownall wordnet_type synset-governor-noun-1.
- Thomas_Pownall wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- Thomas_Pownall years "--08-03".
- Thomas_Pownall years "1767".
- Thomas_Pownall years "1774".
- Thomas_Pownall description "British colonial official, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Province".
- Thomas_Pownall description "British colonial official, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Province".
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:1722_births.
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:1805_deaths.
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:Alumni_of_Trinity_College,_Cambridge.
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:British_MPs_1768–74.
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:British_MPs_1774–80.
- Thomas_Pownall subject Category:Colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts.