Vetch, Samuel National Historic Person
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Plaque of Samuel Vetch
© Parks Canada
Address :
Fort Anne National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1928-05-16
Life Date:
1668 to 1732
Other Name(s):
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Vetch, Samuel
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Soldier, Governor of Nova Scotia (1710-17)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Fort Anne NHSC Fort Anne National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE FORCE UNDER COLONEL FRANCIS NICHOLSON WHICH CAPTURED PORT ROYAL, CAPITAL OF ACADIA, IN 1710.
FIRST GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. A NOTABLE FIGURE IN COLONIAL HISTORY. AN ABLE SOLDIER AND ADMINISTRATOR.
WITH IMPERIAL VISION HE STROVE TO EXTEND THE REALM OF BRITAIN BEYOND THE SEAS.