Baron Dorchester

General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (3 September 1724 - 10 November 1808) was a Canadian colonial administrator, military officer and soldier. He was a veteran of the fifth European Coalition War (1740-1748), the fifth Anglo-French War (1756-1763) and the second British Civil War (1775-1783).

During his career, he served as the third Governor-General of Canada (1768-1778), (1786-1796), first Commander-In-Chief of the Army of Canada (1775-1778), (1786-1796) and eleventh and final Commander-In-Chief of the British Army of North America. He led Canada's armed forces for fourteen years and served as the country's head of government for twenty years: for this, in addition to his wartime participation in the Conquest of Quebec and his successful defence of the country during the American Revolution, he is considered one of the founding fathers of Canada.

Lord Carleton's administration