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Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (21 October 1681 – 17 December 1751) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Technically, Gooch only held the title of Royal Lieutenant Governor, but the nominal governors, Lord Orkney and Lord Albemarle, were in England and did ...
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3 de may. de 2022 · Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (21 October 1681 – 17 December 1751), born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, and died in London, served as Governor of Virginia from 1727 through 1749. Technically, Gooch only had the title Royal Lieutenant Governor, but the nominal governors, George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, and Willem Anne ...
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Sir William Gooch, primer baronet (21 de octubre de 1681 - 17 de diciembre de 1751), nacido en Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Inglaterra, y muerto en Londres, se desempeñó como gobernador de Virginia desde 1727 hasta 1749.
← Back. Enlarge Portrait. called Sir William Gooch (1681-1751) Artist: Unknown. Date: probably 1720s-1740s. Sir William Gooch was appointed the lieutenant governor of Virginia (1727-1749) after a successful military career in the British Army. He returned to England in 1749.
He defended the colonists before the Board of Trade, was an influence in their favor with Parliament, promoted tobacco growing, and was on generally good terms with the burgesses. His resignation because of failing health was profoundly regretted by the Virginians. Gooch was created baronet in 1746 and promoted to major general in 1747.
Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet (born Aug. 24, 1816, Bedlington, Northumberland, Eng.—died Oct. 15, 1889, near Windsor, Berkshire) was an English railway pioneer and mechanical engineer who laid the first successful transatlantic cables.
