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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.
- Colonial administrator
- Lewis Burwell
27 de feb. de 2024 · Robert Dinwiddie (born 1693, Germiston, near Glasgow, Scot.—died July 27, 1770, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.) 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 ...
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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 ...
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 .
- October 3, 1692, Germiston, Scotland
- Merchant, politician
- July 27, 1770, Clifton, England
22 de dic. de 2021 · SUMMARY. Robert Dinwiddie was a member of the governor’s Council from 1742 to 1751 and then lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. Born into a Scottish merchant family, Dinwiddie began his public career in Bermuda, where he worked as an Admiralty agent and collector of customs before earning a seat on the colony’s ...
Military History. Politics & Government. 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.
George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, March 1757. On March 10, 1757, George Washington wrote the following letter Robert Dinwiddie, the lieutenant governor of the colony of Virginia. Washington. Since February 1754, Washington had commanded the Virginia Regiment, a unit of colonial soldiers.