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Following in the footsteps of his father, Robert Dinwiddie began his adult life as a merchant. Through this profession, he accumulated comfortable wealth, which smoothed his transition into politics. Dinwiddie rose to the position of Lieutenant Governor of the colony of Virginia in July of 1751, serving in that capacity until January of 1758.
3 de jul. de 2008 · Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770; Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914 Call number SRLF_UCSD:LAGE-3412940 Camera Canon 5D ...
Robert Dinwiddie (1692 - 27 de julio de 1770) fue un administrador colonial británico que se desempeñó como vicegobernador de la Virginia colonial de 1751 a 1758, primero bajo el mando del gobernador Willem Anne van Keppel, segundo conde de Albemarle, y luego, desde julio de 1756 hasta enero de 1758. como diputado de John Campbell, cuarto ...
21 de may. de 2018 · Robert Dinwiddie. The Scottish merchant Robert Dinwiddie (1693-1770) rose through colonial administrative ranks to the lieutenant governorship of Virginia. Robert Dinwiddie was born of an old Scottish family. His father was a prosperous merchant, and his mother also came from a commercial family. Robert was educated at the University of Glasgow ...
The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Virginia, 1751-1758, Volume 3 Volumes 3-4 of Collections, Virginia Historical Society
Letter from George Washington to Gov. Robert Dinwiddie, 18 May 1754 (Front). Fearing a French incursion to lay claim to the Ohio Valley, Dinwiddie sent a force to the region led by 22-year-old George Washington. Washington engaged a French force and killed its commanding officer, combat that initiated the Seven Years’ War.
Robert Dinwiddie—a member of the governor's Council from 1742 to 1751 and the lieutenant governor from 1751 to 1758—is the subject of this twentieth-century portrait, which is a copy of an eighteenth-century painting that belongs to the National Portrait Gallery of London. Read more about: Robert Dinwiddie
