John Moultrie (politician)

John Moultrie was a 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. Moultrie again became a deputy under his successor, Patrick Tonyn, returning to England in 1784.

Moultrie was bon on January 18, 1729 in Charlestown, South Carolina and was one for four brothers. He became a doctor after obtaining a medical degress from the University of Edinburgh in 1749. , son of Dr. John Moultrie of Culross , Fife .

Moultrie was married twice, first to Dorothy Mortin in 1753 and later to Eleanor Austin in 1762.

Moultrie moved to Florida in 1767 and became Lieutenant Governor of East Florida under Governor Grant. He was also a planter in Florida. Following the Revolutionary War and the lost of Florida by the British, Moultrie left for England and died in 1798. He was buried at Shefnal Church in Shropshire, England, having lived at Aston Hall , Shropshire .

His brothers were also key players on both sides the Revolutionary War:

• General William Moultrie (1730-1805) was a patriot General of the Continental Army during the Revolution, who later served as a Senator in two separate terms.
• James Moultrie (died 1765) was Chief Justice of British East Florida
• Captain Thomas Moultrie was commanding officer of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army
• Colonel Alexander Moultrie was the first Attorney General of the State of South Carolina 1776-1792

References

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2007/02/28/slavery_moultrie_austin_feature.shtml
• Moutray of Seafield and Roscobie, now of Favour Royal, Co. Tyrone: an Historical and Genealogical memoir of the family in Scotland, England, Ireland and America. by Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvignés, 9th Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval (25 April 1868 - 6 October 1921), 9th Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Henry Massue

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