Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (1713 – 11 September 1769) was a British

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 colonial leader who served as royal Governor of Province of New York

Province of New York

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 from 1765 to 1769.
Moore was born in Jamaica

Jamaica

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 to a prominent plantation family, and was educated toward the law.
Moore was active in Jamaica's colonial affairs, and by 1756 he had risen to the rank of Governor.
As in many royal colonies of the time, the governor was frequently absent, collecting his fees and salary from London, with a local Lieutenant and council forming the actual government.
Moore gained considerable reputation for leadership by suppressing a slave revolt during his first year in office.
Moore's reward for good performance at Jamaica's Governor was first to be made a Baronet

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, and then in 1764 he was named royal governor for New York.