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Robert Dinwiddie (1692 – 27 July 1770) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. Since the governors of Virginia remained in Europe, he served as the de facto head of the colony of Virginia. Dinwiddie is credited for starting the military career of George Washington.
Robert Dinwiddie was a British colonial administrator who, as lieutenant governor of Virginia, helped precipitate the French and Indian War. After working as a merchant, Dinwiddie entered British government service in 1727 as collector of the customs for Bermuda.
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Robert Dinwiddie took up his post as Virginia’s Royal (lieutenant) Governor in July 1751. Dinwiddie cultivated friendships with many Virginians, particularly the most powerful, and become a partner in the Ohio Company whose board also included George Washington’s two older brothers.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Robert Dinwiddie is appointed lieutenant governor of Virginia. He will administer the government in Williamsburg in the place of William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of Virginia.
Robert Dinwiddie's name is little known today, but this Scottish merchant-turned-government official played a key role in the history of Virginia, and in the larger world conflict called the French and Indian (or Seven Years') War.
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.
Max Savelle; Robert Dinwiddie: His Career in American Colonial Government and Westward Expansion. By Louis Knott Koontz, Associate Professor of History, Univers
