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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Phenney George Phenney], governor of the Bahama Islands, customs collector in the southern colonies, and Council member, served effectively in the Bahamas from 1721 to 1727, between the two administrations of the famous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodes_Rogers Woodes Rogers]. He was efficient and well liked; his wife also was popular and acted as courier on at least one occasion, taking letters from the governor to London. After leaving the governorship, he was accused of impropriety in court martialing an officer against whom he had a grudge and confining him in a dungeon for eighteen months. There also was fear that his actions might contribute to the return of pirates to the islands. | |||
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Government
George Phenney, governor of the Bahama Islands, customs collector in the southern colonies, and Council member, served effectively in the Bahamas from 1721 to 1727, between the two administrations of the famous Woodes Rogers. He was efficient and well liked; his wife also was popular and acted as courier on at least one occasion, taking letters from the governor to London. After leaving the governorship, he was accused of impropriety in court martialing an officer against whom he had a grudge and confining him in a dungeon for eighteen months. There also was fear that his actions might contribute to the return of pirates to the islands.
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