Peter Chester (governor)

Peter Chester (1720–1799) was the last governor of the British territory of West Florida from August 1770 until 9 May 1781.

[1] Chester focused on agricultural development in the Lower Mississippi Valley.

[2] Spain controlled the land west of the Mississippi River, Britain its east side.

John Stuart was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern District of North America.

[7] British artist Arthur Devis (1711 – 1787) produced an oil painting of a hunting scene with Peter Chester, his brother Edward Chester who owned Cockenhatch estate manager Thomas Gorsuch,[citation needed] and a clergyman of Barkway.