John Moultrie (politician)

John Moultrie
John Moultrie
John Moultrie
Born(1729-01-18)18 January 1729
Died1798(1798-00-00) (aged 68–69)
Shropshire, England
OccupationGovernor of East Florida

John Moultrie (18 January 1729 – 1798) was an English politician who served as deputy governor of East Florida in the years before the American Revolutionary War. He became acting governor when his predecessor, James Grant, was invalided home in 1771 and held the position until 1774. Moultrie again became a deputy under his successor, Patrick Tonyn, returning to Great Britain in 1784.