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  • David Fanning (loyalist)
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  • David Fanning (c. 1755 – March 14, 1825) was a Loyalist leader in the American Revolutionary War in North and South Carolina. Fanning participated in approximately 36 minor engagements and skirmishes, and in 1781, captured the Governor of North Carolina, Thomas Burke, from the temporary capital at Hillsborough. Additionally, Fanning was captured by Patriot forces 14 times throughout the war, each time escaping or receiving a pardon. After the British defeat in the war, Fanning fled to Canada, where he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1791 to 1801 representing Kings County. After being convicted of rape in 1801, Fanning was expelled from New Brunswick, and settled in Nova Scotia, where he lived the remainder of his life.
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Office
  • MLA for Kings County, New Brunswick
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serviceyears
  • 1775
term start
  • 1791
Birth Date
  • c. 1755
Branch
death place
  • Digby, Nova Scotia
Spouse
  • Sarah Carr
Name
  • David Fanning
Birth Place
  • Amelia County, Virginia
term end
  • 1801
death date
  • 1825-03-14
Rank
  • Colonel
Allegiance
Battles
  • *American Revolutionary War: **Snow Campaign **Battle of the House in the Horseshoe **Battle of Lindley's Mill
Occupation
  • Farmer, Author, Colonel, Politician
Parents
  • David Fanning
abstract
  • David Fanning (c. 1755 – March 14, 1825) was a Loyalist leader in the American Revolutionary War in North and South Carolina. Fanning participated in approximately 36 minor engagements and skirmishes, and in 1781, captured the Governor of North Carolina, Thomas Burke, from the temporary capital at Hillsborough. Additionally, Fanning was captured by Patriot forces 14 times throughout the war, each time escaping or receiving a pardon. After the British defeat in the war, Fanning fled to Canada, where he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1791 to 1801 representing Kings County. After being convicted of rape in 1801, Fanning was expelled from New Brunswick, and settled in Nova Scotia, where he lived the remainder of his life.