|Portrait by John Singleton Copley, circa 1768| |Governor of the
Province of Massachusetts Bay| 13 May 1774 – 11 October 1775
|Preceded by||Thomas Hutchinson| |Succeeded by||None (John
Hancock became Governor of Massachusetts in 1780)| or early
1720| Firle, Sussex, England |Died||2 April 1787 (aged 67–68)
Portland Place, London, England |Spouse(s)||Margaret Kemble
Gage| |Profession||soldier, provincial governor| |Years of
service||1741–1775,1781–1782| |Commands||80th Regiment of Light-
Armed Foot Military governor of Montreal Commander-in-Chief,
North America |Battles/wars||War of the Austrian Succession
Thomas Gage (1719 or 1720 – 2 April 1787) was a British general,
best known for his many years of service in North America,
including his role as military commander in the early days of
the American Revolution. Born to an aristocratic family in
England, he entered military service, seeing action in the
French and Indian War, where he served alongside future opponent
George Washington in the 1755 Battle of the