Samuel Vetch
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 293 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 9,1668 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 30,1732 |
| Died | King's Bench Prison |
| United Kingdom | |
| Service/branch | Royal Scots Greys |
| Parents | Marion Veitch |
| William Veitch | |
| Battles and wars | Nine Years' War |
| Battle of Steenkerque | |
| Previous position | Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1715–1717), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1710–1712) |
| Grandchildren | William Bayard, Sr. |
| Robert Bayard | |
| Great grandchild | William Bayard Jr. |
| Catherine Bayard | |
| Robert Bayard | |
| Children | Alida Bayard |
| Current partner | Margaret Livingston |
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| ID | 1011455 |
Samuel Vetch Life story
Samuel Vetch was a Scottish soldier and colonial governor of Nova Scotia. He was a leading figure in the Darien scheme, a failed Scottish attempt to colonise the Isthmus of Panama in the late 1690s.