Paul Mascarene
| Paul Mascarene | |
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Portrait by John Smibert, 1729
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| Governor of Nova Scotia | |
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In office 1740–1749 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Lieutenant |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Preceded by | Alexander Cosby |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cornwallis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jean-Paul Mascarene c. 1684 province of Languedoc, France |
| Died | 22 January 1760 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Perry |
| Profession |
Military officer Chief Engineer to the Board of Ordnance |
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| Allegiance |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Years of service | 1706-1760 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | |
Military officer
Jean-Paul Mascarene (c. 1684 – 22 January 1760) was a Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia and commander of the 40th Regiment of Foot from 1740 to 1749. During this time, he led the colony through King George's War. He had an extensive military career throughout his life, during the events of British and French conflict that led to the Seven Years' War (the North American theater is known as the French and Indian War).
Mascarene was of French birth of a Huguenot family, driven from France at the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. Subsequently, Mascarene was cared for by relatives in Geneva where he was raised and received his education.
About 1706 he moved to England where he received an ensigncy in the Regiment of French Foot. He was stationed at Portsmouth in 1708 where he was commissioned a lieutenant. By “having the advantage of the French language”, the Governor of Nova Scotia, Samuel Vetch took an interest in Mascarene to use him in relations with French speaking inhabitants of his territory. In 1711, Mascarene was posted at Boston, Massachusetts, where he met and married Elizabeth Perry, by whom he would have four children. In August 1714, Vetch sent Mascarene and Captain Joseph Bennett, with a detachment of troops to Minas, located in the Grand-Pré region of Nova Scotia, Canada. Mascarene’s orders were to be courteous but to collect a tribute worth 6,000 livres from the Acadian inhabitants. Vetch appointed him with a committee, to hear and settle disputes between the Acadians. During the next five years, Mascarene divided his time between Boston and Placentia, Newfoundland, where he was in charge of an infantry company.
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