John Carver was the first Pilgrim leader to be elected as the Governor of Plymouth colony, commonly referred to as Plymouth Plantation. He is also believed to have written the Mayflower Compact.
Myles Standish was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony. John Carver was chosen as the colony's first governor.
The elected leader of Plymouth Massachusetts as William Bradford. He served as the governor. Myles Standish was the military leader of the colony.
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John Carver
John Carver was the first Pilgrim leader to be elected as the Governor of Plymouth colony, commonly referred to as Plymouth Plantation. He is also believed to have written the Mayflower Compact.
The first governor elected by the Pilgrims was John Carver. He was elected in 1620 and died in 1621. William Bradford was then unanimously elected governor and held the position for 33 years.
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Myles Standish was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony. John Carver was chosen as the colony's first governor.
Yes. William Bradford wrote the Mayflower Compact upon the pilgrims' landing in Massachusetts and became the first governor. He was a well respected leader and was one of the pilgrims to survive the starving time and the first winter at Plymouth.
John Carver was the first Governor to be elected by the pilgrims.
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(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder of Virginia was the first elected black governor. He was elected in 1989.Louisiana has never had a black governor.
John Sevier was the first governor of Franklin
The governor for the term 2012 to 2016 is Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, first elected in 2007. The lieutenant governor is Jay Dardenne, first elected in November 2010.
California became a state on September 9, 1850. The first governor was Peter Hardeman Burnett, who was elected almost a year prior and continued as the governor after statehood. The first governor to BECOME governor AFTER statehood was John McDougal who, as the then Lieutenant Governor, was elevated to Governor when Burnett resigned in 1851. The first governor ELECTED after statehood was granted was California's 3rd governor, John Bigler, who was elected in 1852. California's 2nd Governor, John McDougal was elected as Lieutenant Governor before California became a state and succeed Burnett as governor upon Burnett's resignation - never having been elected as governor.