Arthur Dobbs

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Arthur Dobbs

Arthur Dobbs (born April 2, 1689 in County Antrim , Ireland , † March 28, 1765 in Town Creek, Province of North Carolina ) was governor of the British Province of North Carolina from November 1, 1754 to October 27, 1764.

He was a member of the Irish Parliament from 1727 to 1730, a co-founder of the Royal Dublin Society and an amateur botanist. Dobbs was the first to report the existence of the Venus flytrap . At his instigation, Christopher Middleton was able to lead an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage in 1741/1742 , but it failed.

Dobbs 'tenure as colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina (1754–1764) was overshadowed by the events of the Seven Years' War in North America . He toured the colony and took necessary defensive measures. At the end of the 1750s, it became increasingly unpopular in the colony. He was accused of financial mismanagement, incorrect Indian policies, and failure to put down a local uprising, among other things. There were therefore efforts to remove him from office. A petition to this effect was sent to King George II . Only the change of the throne in London in October 1760 saved him from dismissal. The new King George III. agreed with Dobbs' administration and kept him in office. It was not until 1764 that he was replaced by William Tryon . However, Dobbs refused to hand over his post before May 1765. This created further tension. Tryon was officially governor from October 27, 1764. Dobbs could no longer carry out the handover he had planned in May 1765, because the matter resolved itself with his death on March 28, 1765.

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