John Bradstreet


John Bradstreet
Portrait by Thomas McIlworth, 1764
Born21 December 1714
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Died25 September 1774(1774-09-25) (aged 59)
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchBritish Army
Service years1735–1774
RankMajor-General
CommandsExpeditionary force to Fort Frontenac
Conflicts

Major-General John Bradstreet (born Jean-Baptiste Bradstreet; 21 December 1714 – 25 September 1774) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in King George's War, the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. He was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, to a British army lieutenant and an Acadian mother. He also served as the Commodore-Governor for Newfoundland.