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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 .
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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.
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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Surviving records documenting the career of Robert Dinwiddie as one of Virginia's most influential lieutenant-governors are scattered through numerous repositories in America and Great Britain. But an extraordinary collection of manuscripts relating to his service was assembled during the middle nineteenth century by the famous English ...
Robert Dinwiddie. Fort Necessity National Battlefield. A portrait of Lt. Governor Robert Dinwiddie. National Portrait Gallery. Quick Facts. Significance: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland. Date of Birth: October 3, 1692. Place of Death: Clifton, England. Date of Death: July 27, 1770.
