James Robertson (British Army officer)

James Robertson
James Robertson
40th Governor of New York
	In office; 1780 – 17 April 1783
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	William Tryon
Succeeded by	Andrew Elliot (acting)
Personal details
Born	1717; Fife, Scotland
Died	4 March 1788; London, England
Profession	Military officer, official
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	c.1739–1788
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession; Jacobite rising of 1745; French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg; Battle of Ticonderoga; Battle of Martinique; ; American Revolutionary War Siege of Boston; Battle of Long Island; ;

Lieutenant-General James Robertson (1717 – 4 March 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial official who served as the 40th Governor of New York from 1779 to 1783. He was a stage actor in his early adulthood.

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