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Botetourt County, Virginia, from 1895 state map. First proposed in the House of Burgesses in 1767, Botetourt County was created in 1770 from Augusta County. The county is named for Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, who served as governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died suddenly while in office.
To His Excellency The Right Honourable Norbone Baron de Botetourt, His Excellency's lieutenant and governor general of the colony and dominion of Virginia, 1769. found : Raimo, J.W. Bio. dir. of Amer. colonial and revolutionary governors 1607-1789, 1980 (Berkeley, Norborne (Baron de Botetourt); member of Parliament for Gloucestershire; Va. governor 1768-70; b. ca. 1718; d. 10/15/1770)
Rebuilt by Norborne Berkeley in 1750 it eventually became used as a dower house by the Dukes of Beaufort at nearby Badminton House Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (c. 1717 – 15 October 1770), was a courtier , member of parliament , and royal governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 until his death in 1770.
Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (c. 1717 – 15 October 1770), commonly referred to as Lord Botetourt, was a British peer, Tory politician, military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died in office.
Born in England, perhaps in 1717, Norborne Berkeley (who claimed the title of Baron de Botetourt) was a member of Parliament who requested a lucrative appointment from the Crown in order to make good his gambling debts. In 1768 he was appointed governor of Virginia. His tenure was notable for its ceremonial aspects. Source for information on ...
Lord Botetourt in Virginia . Known and remembered in Virginia as "Lord Botetourt", Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (1718 – October 15, 1770) was governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1768 to 1770 and a member of Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary at the capital of the Colony in Williamsburg, Virginia.
