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Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (21 October 1681 – 17 December 1751) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Technically, Gooch only held the title of Royal Lieutenant Governor, but the nominal governors, Lord Orkney and Lord Albemarle , were in England and did not ...
The governor of Michigan, is the head of government of the U.S. state of Michigan as well as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto appropriation bills passed by the Michigan Legislature; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of ...
The Gooch Baronetcy of Benacre Hall, in the County of Suffolk, [2] was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 November 1746 for William Gooch, [3] Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
Acting Governor James Blair (1740–1741) (acting for Lt. Gov. Gooch while latter out-of-country) Lieutenant Governor Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (1741–1749) Acting Governor John Robinson Sr. died months after being sworn in as President {Acting Governor} August 1749; father of Speaker of the VA House of Burgess John Robinson (Virginia ...
Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (1681–1751), governor of Virginia, 1727–1749 William Gooch (astronomer) (1770–1792), English astronomer on the Vancouver Expedition Topics referred to by the same term
After Salem, New Jersey, home of town founder William Bryan 25,600: 15 sq mi (39 km 2) Staunton: 790: N/A: 1870 [13] From Augusta County [13] Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of colonial Lieutenant Governor William Gooch: 25,915: 20 sq mi (52 km 2) Suffolk: 800: N/A: 1910 [19] Founded 1742. [19] Incorporated as City in 1910 from Nansemond County ...
Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet Lady Rebecca Staunton Gooch (1685 – February 1775), also referred to as "Lady Gooch" and "Dame Rebecca Gooch" , was an English noblewoman and wife of Sir William Gooch , the Colonial Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.
When Governor William Gooch was recalled to England in 1749, Lee was the longest serving member and thus President of the King's Council of Virginia and Commander-in-Chief of the colony. Nominated for appointment as Governor of Virginia by King George II, he died before it took place. [13] [14]