Who was the Governor of Virginia in 1812?

Answer 1

John Floyd (born April 24, 1783 in Floyds Station, Virginia; died August 17, 1837 in Monroe County, Virginia) succeeded William Branch Giles as the twenty-fifth Governor of Virginia, serving between March 4, 1830 and March 31, 1834, including the whole of 1831.

Answer 2

Peyton Randolph (born 1779 in Williamsburg, Virginia; died December 26, 1828) succeeded George William Smith as Caretaker Governor of Virginia, serving between December 27, 1811 and January 3, 1812. Following the end of Randolph's term as Caretaker Governor, James Barbour (born June 10, 1775 in Barboursville, Virginia; died June 7, 1842 in Barboursville, Virginia) became the eighteenth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 3, 1812 and December 1, 1814.

Answer 3

James Barbour (born June 10, 1775 in Barboursville, Virginia; died June 7, 1842 in Barboursville, Virginia) succeeded Peyton Randolph as the eighteenth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 3, 1812 and December 1, 1814. Following the end of Barbour's term as Governor, Wilson Cary Nicholas (born January 31, 1761 in Wililamsburg, Virginia; died October 10, 1820 in Charlottesville, Virginia) became the nineteenth Governor of Virginia, serving between December 1, 1814 and December 1, 1816.

Answer 4

James Patton Preston (born June 21, 1774 in Smithfield, Virginia; died May 4, 1843 in Smithfield, Virginia) succeeded Wilson Cary Nicholas as the twentieth Governor of Virgnia, serving between December 1, 1816 and December 1, 1819, including the whole of 1818.

Answer 5

James Pleasants (born October 24, 1769 in Powhatan County, Virginia; died November 9, 1836 in Goochland County, Virginia) succeeded Thomas Mann Randolph as the twenty-second Governor of Virginia, serving between December 1, 1822 and December 10, 1825, including the whole of 1824.

Answer 6

John Tyler (born March 29, 1790 in Charles City County, Virginia; died January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia) succeeded James Pleasants as the twenty-third Governor of Virginia, serving between December 10, 1825 and March 4, 1827, including the whole of 1826.

Answer 7

William Smith (born September 6, 1797 in Marengo, Virginia; died May 18, 1887 in Richmond, Virginia) succeeded James McDowell as the thirtieth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 1, 1846 and January 1, 1849, including the whole of 1847.