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Bonfoy entered the Royal Navy in 1739 and made governor of Newfoundland in 1753. The common preception on the island was the uncertainty about the loyalty of Irish Roman Catholics in Newfoundland. Bonfoy did not allow Irish Catholics to worship stating that: Liberty of Conscience is allowed to all Persons except Papists. Service history:
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