Nathaniel Blakiston

Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston was the 8th Royal Governor of Maryland from 1698 to 1702.

Blakiston joined the British Army and served in the West Indies.

[1] As a soldier, Blakiston attained the lieutenant-governor rank of Montserrat island, as acting colonel.

[1][2] In 1698, Nathaniel Blakiston was appointed governor of the British colony, of Maryland.

The court of delegates chose him to serve, as their colonial agent, in London in appreciation for his services, in Monserrat.