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Samuel Vetch

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Gender Male
Death292 years ago
Date of birth December 9,1668
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Date of died April 30,1732
DiedKing's Bench Prison
United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Scots Greys
ParentsMarion Veitch
William Veitch
Battles and wars Nine Years' War
Battle of Steenkerque
Previous positionLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1715–1717), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1710–1712)
Grandchildren William Bayard, Sr.
Robert Bayard
Great grandchild William Bayard Jr.
Catherine Bayard
Robert Bayard
Children Alida Bayard
Current partner Margaret Livingston
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Samuel Vetch Life story


Samuel Vetch was a Scottish soldier and colonial governor of Nova Scotia. He was a leading figure in the Darien scheme, a failed Scottish attempt to colonise the Isthmus of Panama in the late 1690s.

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