On August 26, 1765, a "scene of riot, drunkenness, profaneness and robbery" ransacked the house of ______, then lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.

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The given date and description match the historical event known as the "Stamp Act Riot" where a mob attacked and ransacked the home of Thomas Hutchinson, the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, due to his support for the Stamp Act, which was a tax on printed materials. The other choices do not have historical events matching the given date and description. William Franklin was the last colonial governor of New Jersey, Sir John Johnson was a loyalist during the American Revolution, and George Hewes was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.

On August 26, 1765, a "Scene of Riot, Drunkenness, Profaneness