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Alexander Spotswood (12 December 1676 – 7 June 1740) was a British Army officer, explorer and lieutenant governor of Colonial Virginia; he is regarded as one of the most significant historical figures in British North American colonial history.
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9 de abr. de 2024 · Alexander Spotswood (born 1676, Tangier, Morocco—died June 7, 1740, Annapolis, Md.) was one of the first British colonial governors of North America to appreciate the economic value of the Western frontier. After service under the 1st duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), he was appointed lieutenant ...
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22 de dic. de 2021 · SUMMARY. Alexander Spotswood served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 until 1722, ruling robustly in the absence of Governor George Hamilton, earl of Orkney. Born in Tangier, Morocco, Spotswood moved with his mother to England in 1683 and joined the military in 1693.
Alexander Spotswood (12 de diciembre de 1676 -7 de junio de 1740) fue un oficial del ejército británico, explorador y vicegobernador de la Virginia colonial; Se le considera una de las figuras históricas más importantes de la historia colonial británica de América del Norte.
8 de ene. de 2013 · Colonel Alexander Spotswood, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia and architect of empire, was obsessed with both foreign and domestic security. Spotswood's imperial program was hindered by a conflict between the English crown and the colonial elite that dated back to 1676.
18 de may. de 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. Alexander Spotswood. views 2,935,976 updated May 18 2018. Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740), a British soldier, became lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony in America. Alexander Spotswood was born in Tangier, Morocco, where his father was an army physician at an English military base.
15 de jun. de 2008 · The official letters of Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant-governor of the colony of Virginia, 1710-1722, now first printed from the manuscript in the collections of the Virginia historical society : Virginia. Lieutenant-Governor (1710-1722 : Spotswood) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
