Governor of Virginia
From British Offices and Honours
[edit] Governors of Virginia, 1607-1775
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Wingfield | April 1607 | 10 September 1607 | President of the Council |
| John Ratcliffe | 10 September 1607 | 7 September 1608 | President of the Council |
| John Smith | 7 September 1608 | 1609 | President of the Council |
| George Percy | 1609 | 1610 | President of the Council |
| Sir Thomas Gates | 1610 | 10 June 1610 | acting |
| The Lord De La Warr | 10 June 1610 | 28 March 1611 | |
| George Percy | 28 March 1611 | 19 May 1611 | acting |
| Thomas Dale | 19 May 1611 | August 1611 | acting |
| Sir Thomas Gates | August 1611 | March 1612 | acting |
| Thomas Dale | March 1612 | April 1616 | acting |
| George Yeardley | April 1616 | 9 April 1617 | |
| Samuel Argall | 9 April 1617 | 9 April 1619 | acting |
| Nathaniel Powell | 9 April 1619 | 19 April 1619 | acting |
| Sir George Yeardley | 19 April 1621 | 18 November 1621 | |
| Sir Francis Wyatt | 18 November 1621 | 19 April 1626 | |
| Sir George Yeardley | 19 April 1626 | 14 November 1627 | |
| Francis West | 14 November 1627 | 5 March 1628 | |
| John Pott | 5 March 1628 | March 1630 | |
| Sir John Harvey | March 1630 | April 1635 | |
| John West | 28 April 1635 | 2 April 1636 | |
| Sir John Harvey | 2 April 1636 | November 1639 | |
| Sir Francis Wyatt | November 1639 | February 1642 | |
| Sir William Berkeley | February 1642 | 30 April 1653 | |
| Richard Bennett | 30 April 1652 | 1655 | |
| Edward Digges | 1655 | 13 March 1658 | |
| Samuel Mathews | 13 March 1658 | January 1660 | |
| Sir William Berkeley | 23 March 1660 | 27 April 1677 | |
| Herbert Jeffreys | 27 April 1677 | 30 December 1678 | |
| Henry Chicheley | 30 December 1678 | 10 May 1680 | acting |
| The Lord Colepeper | 10 May 1680 | September 1683 | |
| Nicholas Spencer | September 1683 | 15 April 1684 | acting |
| The Lord Howard of Effingham | 15 April 1684 | April 1687 | acting |
| Nathaniel Bacon | April 1687 | 16 October 1690 | acting |
| Francis Nicholson | 16 October 1690 | 15 October 1692 | acting |
| Sir Edmund Andros | 15 October 1692 | 9 December 1698 | |
| Francis Nicholson | 9 December 1698 | 1704 | acting |
| The Earl of Orkney | 1704 | 29 July 1737 | absentee |
| The Earl of Albemarle | 6 September 1737 | 22 December 1754 | absentee |
| The Earl of Loudoun | July 1756 | 1763 | absentee |
| Jeffrey Amherst | 1763 | 28 October 1768 | absentee |
| The Lord Botetourt | 28 October 1768 | 15 October 1770 | |
| William Nelson | 15 October 1770 | August 1771 | |
| The Earl of Dunmore | August 1771 | June 1775 |
[edit] Lieutenant Governors of Virginia, 1705-1768
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Nott | 15 August 1705 | 23 August 1706 | |
| Edmund Jennings | August 1706 | 23 June 1710 | |
| Alexander Spotswood | 23 June 1710 | 8 September 1722 | |
| Hugh Drysdale | 8 September 1722 | 11 July 1726 | |
| Robert Carter | 11 July 1726 | 8 September 1727 | |
| William Gooch later, Sir William Gooch | 8 September 1727 | 20 June 1749 | |
| John Robinson | 20 June 1749 | 5 September 1749 | |
| Thomas Lee | 5 September 1749 | 14 November 1750 | |
| Lewis Burwell | 14 November 1750 | 20 November 1751 | |
| Robert Dinwiddie | 20 November 1751 | January 1758 | |
| John Blair | January 1758 | 7 June 1758 | |
| Francis Fauquier | 7 June 1758 | 7 March 1768 | |
| John Blair | 7 March 1768 | 28 October 1768 |
