Word: governor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...began by briefly sketching the somewhat unsuccessful administrations of the four governors following Berkeley. In 1690 the last of these, Howard, was succeeded by Nicholson, who was sent out as temporary governor. The chief events of his government were the moving of the capital to William sburg, and the founding of William and Mary College by Commissary Blair...
...followed by the Earl of Orkney, who held the nominal title of governor for forty years, but who governed by means of deputies whom he sent out. Perhaps the most famous of these was Alexander Spottswood, who came over in 1710. His most memorable act was the conducting of an expedition, consisting of fifty men, over the hitherto unexplored Blue Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley. Spottswood too was in 1722 removed as the result of a dispute with Dr. Blair concerning the governors right to appoint the clergy to their parishes...
...December number of the Graduates' Magazine contains Professor Norton's eulogy upon the public life and services of William Eustice Russell, delivered in Sanders Theatre last October. The Article is accompanied by an excellent frontispiece portrait of the late ex-governor...
...assembly. The result was a crushing defeat of the Berkeley party and the election of Bacon to the assembly. He was arrested on his way to Jamestown, but was released on parole. Before the Assembly Bacon publicly acknowledged his mistake in setting out on the Indian campaign without the governor's sanction...
While the assembly was busy with reform measures, Bacon was warned that his life was in danger, and fied from the town. In six days he returned with an army of 600 men, demanding that the governor grant him his commission to go against the Indians. This the governor was brow-beaten into signing. Within four weeks Bacon had subdued the Indians, and was suddenly surprised by a proclamation declaring him a rebel. Berkeley himself, however, was forced to flee, and was himself declared a rebel against Virginia. Again he returned with 1000 men and took possession of Jamestown. Bacon...