His actions are considered to have started the French and Indian War. He sent a young American officer to demand the surrender of the French in Ohio- but the officer was captured by the French, and surrendered. The officer, 21 yrs old, was George Washington.
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FALSE, To counter the French military presence in Ohio, in October 1753 Dinwiddie ordered the 21-year-old Major George Washington (another Ohio Company investor) of the Virginia militia to warn the French to leave Virginia territory
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That would be the "Lieutenant Governor".
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The current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio is Mary Taylor. Taylor assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on January 10, 2011.
Robert Dinwiddie sent George Washington to the Ohio country.
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Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent a young George Washington to establish a fort in the Ohio territory. Washington was appointed as a lieutenant colonel and was given the task of leading a small militia force to build and defend the fort against French encroachment. This ultimately led to the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754.