Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wentworth, John
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- John Wentworth, Governor of the Province of New Hampshire, 1767-1775
- Sir John Wentworth, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, 1792-1808
- Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1737-1820
History
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (9 August 1737 – 8 April 1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1792-1808). He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.