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"William Dummer (1677 - October 10, 1761) was Acting
Governor of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1723 to 1728.
Dummer was born and died in Newbury, Massachusetts. He married Catherine
Dudley on April 26, 1714. He was commissioned as Lieutenant Governor of
Massachusetts in 1716. The Governor then was Samuel Shute, and when he left
on January 1, 1723, Dummer served as Governor and Commander-in-Chief. In
1728, William Burnet became the Governor, replacing Dummer. When Burnet
died, Dummer acted as Governor and Commander-in-Chief again for a short time
until 1730, when he retired. At his bequest, the Governor's Academy was
opened on February 27, 1763, in Byfield, Massachusetts. It was first called
Dum'r Charity School, then Dummer Academy and, most recently, Governor
Dummer Academy. On July 1, 2006, the name changed to The Governor's Academy."
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