Patrick Tonyn

Patrick Tonyn
General Patrick Tonyn
5th Governor of British East Florida
In office
1 March 1774 – 12 July 1784
Preceded byJohn Moultrie
Succeeded byVicente Manuel de Céspedes (Spanish East Florida)
Personal details
Born1725
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Died30 December 1804
London
ProfessionGeneral and governor

Patrick Tonyn (1725–1804) was a British General who served as the last British governor of East Florida, from 1774 to 1783. His governorship lasted the span of the American Revolution. East Florida was a Loyalist colony during the war.