Thomas Boone

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Thomas Boone (born around 1730 in England , † September 25, 1812 in Kent , England) was a colonial governor of the Province of New Jersey and the Province of South Carolina .

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Thomas Boone was born around 1730 as the son of the merchant Charles Boone. The father was involved in the East Asian trade, but also owned considerable land in the Province of South Carolina. The family was well connected in London . There were relationships with Thomas Pelham-Holles , among others . Thomas Boone's older brother, Charles, was a member of the House of Commons and friends of Horace Walpole . Thomas Boone graduated from Eton College and Trinity College in Cambridge. In 1752 he came to the Province of South Carolina for the first time, where he registered some inherited lands on himself. Between 1754 and 1758 he lived in England again. He then returned to South Carolina.

With the help of his connections in London, Boone was appointed colonial governor of the Province of New Jersey in 1759. He took this office on May 10, 1760 as the successor to Francis Bernard . He held it until December 1761, at which time he was appointed the new governor of the Province of South Carolina. He held this post between December 22, 1761 and May 14, 1764. This period was determined by a conflict between the governor and the colonial parliament. It was about the constitutional question of the mode of voting and the legality of elections to this Parliament. Ultimately, the governor wanted to strengthen his and thus also the power of the royal government over parliament. As a result, Parliament refused to cooperate with Boone. That also applied to the budget debates. Since many local authorities were without a budget, the internal order was endangered. Eventually Thomas Boone resigned in May 1764 and returned to England. His office in South Carolina fell to his lieutenant governor William Bull II , who had also been his immediate predecessor.

In England, Thomas Boone took until 1805 in the customs authority, the Office of the Commissioner of customs . After the Revolutionary War , his property in South Carolina was confiscated. He died on September 25, 1812.

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SURNAME Boone, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician, Governor of the Province of South Carolina and the Province of New Jersey
DATE OF BIRTH around 1730
PLACE OF BIRTH England
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1812
Place of death Kent , England