John White (governor)
John White ( – St. Andrews, 22 August 1692) was acting Governor of Jamaica in 1692.
Previously President of the Council, White was acting Governor during the 1692 earthquake that destroyed Port Royal. The historian William James Gardner wrote of him:[1]
White was a man who not only enjoyed the esteem of his fellow-colonists, but was endowed with a remarkable degree of self-possession.
White died on the 22nd of August 1692, John Bourden succeeded him for a brief time as Governor.
Notes
- ↑ Gardner, William James. The History of Jamaica : From its Discovery by Christopher Columbus to the Year 1872. p. 75.
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| Preceded by The Earl of Inchiquin |
Governor of Jamaica, acting 1692 |
Succeeded by John Bourden, acting |
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