Winslow John 1702-1774 Born In Plymouth Massachusetts Entered
the army. In 1740 captain of a company that served in the expedition to
Cuba; in 1752 sent to Fort St. George, Maine, as a commissioner to
settle land disputes with the Indians. In 1755 when major-general of
militia, and captain in the British army, ordered to Nova Scotia to
remove the Acadians from that province. This duty he performed under the
instructions of Governor Lawrence. In 1756 as major-general served
against the French, and also in 1758-1759. In 1762 chief justice of the
Court of Common Pleas in Plymouth County. The town of Winslow in Maine
is named after him. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.; Campbell, History of Nova
Scotia.