Robert Dinwiddie
Berkley
The British king.
Virginia became a crown or royal colony in 1624 when King James I took away the charter from the Virginia Company. Members of this company had established the Jamestown settlement in 1607 in Virginia.
Originally, the commander, Capt. John Smith. Later, the Royal Governor, and the General Assembly (legislature).
James the first assinged him as governor of Virginia
When Georgia became a royal colony, the first royal governor was John Reynolds, who answered to the British government. He proved to be ineffective as governor and was replaced by Henry Ellis.
The British king.
The British king.
Dunmore
he appointed a "Royal Governor"
Yes. Alexander Spotswood was royal governor of Virginia in the early 1700s. Where many royal governors remained in England, Spotswood lived in Virginia and was the first royal governor to reside in the then-new colonial governor's mansion in Williamsburg. He also led expeditions to explore the ridges west of the Virginia Piedmont with a group that became known as the Knights of the golden Horseshoe.
Sir William Berkeley
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia became a crown or royal colony in 1624 when King James I took away the charter from the Virginia Company. Members of this company had established the Jamestown settlement in 1607 in Virginia.
Patrick Henry (born May 23, 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia; died June 6, 1799 in Brookneal, Virginia), the first Governor of Virginia, served between July 5, 1776 and June 1, 1779, including the whole of 177
(royal governor)
Originally, the commander, Capt. John Smith. Later, the Royal Governor, and the General Assembly (legislature).
Originally, the commander, Capt. John Smith. Later, the Royal Governor, and the General Assembly (legislature).