List of colonial governors of Virginia

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This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia.

Note: Some of those who held the lead role as governors never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the colony. Others, such as Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, held the lead role for many years, but were only in Virginia a short portion of that time, delegating to others most of the time. Probably for those reasons, in many historical documents and references, the deputies and lieutenant governors who had the primary responsibility in Virginia are also often titled simply "governor." Also, transportation from England routinely took several months, and occasionally, much longer. Thus, dates may appear to overlap.

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Virginia Company of London Governors (1607-1624)

From 1606 until 1624, Proprietary Governors oversaw the operation of the Virginia Colony.

Crown Governors (1624-1652)

After the Virginia Company of London lost its proprietary charter in 1624, Royal Governors oversaw the interests of the Crown in the Virginia Colony until the American Revolution, except for a period under Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth of England from 1652-1660.

Commonwealth of England Governors (1652-1660)

Crown Governors (1660-1775)

References

  1. ^ The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Virginia Historical Society, Vol. II, Richmond, Va., 1895
  2. ^ Letter from Nicholas Spencer to His Brother, 1672, The William & Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 3, No. 2 (April 1923), pp. 134-136,jstor.org

See also

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