Winslow, John

(1702-1774), of Ma achusetts, was a member of the unsucce ful British expedition against Cuba in 1740. He executed the order for removing the Acadians from their homes in 1755. He commanded 8,ooo men against the French in 1756 and took command of Fort William Henry. He was a major-general in the Kennebec expedition against the French from 1758 to 1759. He became Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Plymouth County in 1762. He was prominent in the Stamp-Act troubles. He founded the town of Winslow, Maine, in 1766.