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The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851. [9] Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and would act as governor when there was a vacancy in that office. [1] [10] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ...
Lists of governors of Virginia are lists of governors of the American state of Virginia. They include colonial governors before the United States declared independence, and governors since that date. List of colonial governors of Virginia (1585–1775). List of governors of Virginia, covers post-colonial governors (1775–present).
Governor Death and burial Governor Party State Date of death ... New Virginia cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa: Paul L. Patterson: Republican: Oregon: January 31, 1956 55
Robert Brooke (c. 1751 – February 27, 1800) was a Virginia planter, soldier, lawyer, and politician who served as the tenth Governor of Virginia as well as in the Virginia House of Delegates, and as Attorney General of Virginia at the time of his death. [1]
Samuel Mathews (Jr.) was the elder son of Samuel Matthews (Sr.) (1572-1657) and Frances Grevill West Peirsey Mathews (1590-1635). He was born at his father's plantation Mathews Manor, (later known as Denbigh), which was located on the north side of the James River at the confluence of the Warwick River and Deep Creek (about 2 miles north of Blunt Poynt) in the area which later became Warwick ...
As governor, Northam's most notable accomplishments included expanding Medicaid coverage as allowed under the Affordable Care Act, abolishing the death penalty, legalizing marijuana, and raising the minimum wage. [4] While Governor, Virginia was named CNBC's "best state for business" twice, the only state to be awarded the title two years in a ...
Anne is married to U.S. Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 2016. She was the first First Lady of Virginia to live in Virginia's Executive Mansion both as a child and as a First Lady. [b] In January 2014, Anne Holton was named Virginia Secretary of ...
Sir Thomas Gates (died 1622) was the governor of Jamestown in the English Colony of Virginia (now the Commonwealth of Virginia, part of the United States of America).His predecessor, George Percy, through inept leadership, was responsible for the lives lost during the period called the Starving Time.