Patrick Tonyn | |
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5th Governor of British East Florida | |
In office 1 March 1774 – 12 July 1784 | |
Preceded by | John Moultrie |
Succeeded by | Vicente Manuel de Céspedes (Spanish East Florida) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1725 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England |
Died | 30 December 1804 London |
Profession | General 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.