British colonial administrator; Captain General of the Philippines
Dawsonne Drake
1st British Governor-General of the Philippines Governor of Manila
In office 2 November 1762 – 31 May 1764
Monarch
George III of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra (As Governor-General of the Philippines and Manila)
Succeeded by
Francisco Javier de la Torre (As the Governor-General of the Philippines and Manila since 17 March 1764)
Governor of White Town
In office 1742–1762
Personal details
Born
1724 Madras, India (now Chennai, India)
Died
1784 (aged 59–60) India
Dawsonne Drake (1724–1784) was the first British governor of Manila from 1762 to 1764, during the British occupation of the Seven Years' War. Prior to his term as the Manila administrator, he was the governor of White Town from 1742 to 1762.
DawsonneDrake (1724–1784) was the first British governor of Manila from 1762 to 1764, during the British occupation of the Seven Years' War. Prior to...
the administration of the Islands, and in July 1762, they appointed DawsonneDrake for the post. On 24 September 1762, a British fleet of eight ships of...
city. The new governor of Manila, DawsonneDrake, formed a war council which he termed the "Chottry Court". Drake imprisoned several Manilans on charges...
of protection and friendship sent by the British Governor of Manila, DawsonneDrake, on September 24, 1762. Free Ilocos was effectively disestablished upon...
Drake may refer to: DawsonneDrake (1724–1784), Governor of Manila from 1762 to 1764, Governor of White Town from 1742 to 1762 Francis William Drake (1724–1788/89)...
Provisional Deputy Governor by the Manila Council with the departure of DawsonneDrake on 29 March 1764. He then departed Manila 10 April for Sulu with Sultan...
Ezpeleta Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra Simón de Anda y Salazar(first) DawsonneDrake (British Occupation) Francisco Javier de la Torre José Antonio Raón...
November 2 The British East India Company commissioned The Rt Hon. DawsonneDrake became the first British governor-general of the Philippines until 1764...
Ezpeleta Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra Simón de Anda y Salazar(first) DawsonneDrake (British Occupation) Francisco Javier de la Torre José Antonio Raón...
Robert Nightingale, Bt 1719 Sir Robert Nightingale, Bt William Dawsonne 1720 William Dawsonne Sir Matthew Decker, Bt 1721 Henry Lyell (2nd time) Thomas Heath...
Little Italy removed by city". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved July 24, 2020. "The Drake Fountain". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved...
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