Births on June 9

Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth

Born on June 9, 1754

Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, English general and politician, Governor of Barbados (d. 1815)

Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, (9 June 1754 – 11 January 1815) was a British politician, soldier, and botanist. He was Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie, as which he raised the renowned 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.

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Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
List of Governors of Barbados

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Events on 1754

28 May

Battle of Jumonville Glen
French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
3 Jul

Battle of Fort Necessity
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.