He was appointed lieutenant-governor of Annapolis Royal in May, 1717 and arrived in Nova Scotia in October.
He was also acting on behalf of Richard Philipps, the new governor of Nova Scotia who was still in England.
He was active and visible in both capacities, working to improve relations between the British and French colonists, to minimize smuggling and fisheries encroachment, and to secure a lasting peace between the various Indian chiefs and the government.
He had some noteworthy successes, particularly securing a ratified peace with the First Nations at the close of Dummer's War.
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