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William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been a military governor.
8 de jun. de 2017 · William Pope DuVal was a well-connected but nearly forgotten frontier politician of antebellum America. The scion of a well-to do Richmond, Virginia, family, DuVal migrated to Kentucky as a...
William Pope Duval. (1784–1854) First territorial governor. April 17, 1822 to April 24, 1834. Oil over photograph, Claribel Jett, ca. 1960. William DuVal was born at Mount Comfort, Va., in 1784. At the age of 14, he left home for the Kentucky frontier, settling in Bardstown to study law.
Duval was named United States Judge for the East Florida district on May 18, 1821. On April 17, 1822, President James Monroe appointed him as the first non-military governor of the territory, succeeding General Andrew Jackson.
William Pope Duval. (1784–1854) First territorial governor. April 17, 1822 to April 24, 1834. William DuVal was born at Mount Comfort, Va., in 1784. At the age of 14, he left home for the Kentucky frontier, settling in Bardstown to study law. In 1822 he moved to Florida, where he was appointed a territorial judge.
1 de ene. de 2016 · What do you know about territorial Florida’s first civil governor, William Pope DuVal? If you aren’t familiar with the governor’s backstory, here;s your chance to brush up. Governor William Pope DuVal (circa 1830). DuVal was born in 1784 at Mount Comfort, Virginia, not far from Richmond.
William Pope Duval (dōōvôl´, –văl´), 1784–1854, American frontiersman, territorial governor of Florida (1822–34), b. near Richmond, Va. He went to Kentucky as a young man, studied law, and began practicing at Bardstown c.1804.
