Category: Colonial Governors of Virginia


This list includes all governors, lieutenant governors, presidents of the Council, and other officials who are known to have served as chief executive of Virginia before 1776. See also the WikiTree category Virginia Governors (post-1776 Governors).

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  • Herbert Jeffreys (d. 1678), appointed lieutenant governor after Berkeley's recall, served April 27, 1677–December 17, 1678. Died in office.
  • Robert Hunter (1666–1734), governor, April 22, 1707–September 1709. Captured by the French on his way to Virginia and never served in the colony.
  • Hugh Drysdale (ca. 1670–1726), lieutenant governor, deputy to Orkney, September 27, 1722–July 22, 1726. Died in office.
  • Robert Carter (ca.1664–1732), president of the Council, August 1, 1726–September 11, 1727.
  • John Robinson Sr. (1683–1749), president of the Council, from unrecorded date in mid- or late August 1749 to August 24, 1749. Died in office.
  • Thomas Lee (1690–1750), president of the Council, September 4, 1749–November 14, 1750. Died in office.

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A

29 Jan 1717 Sevenoaks, Kent, England - 03 Aug 1797

06 Dec 1637 London, England - 24 Feb 1714

bef 04 Dec 1580 East Sutton, Kent, England - 24 Jan 1626

B

29 Aug 1620 Burgate, Suffolk, England - 16 Mar 1692

06 Aug 1609 Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England - 12 Apr 1675

abt 1717 Saint George's Hanover Square, London, England - 15 Oct 1770

bef 16 Jul 1608 Hanworth Manor, Middlesex, England - 09 Jul 1677

abt 1656 Banffshire, Scotland - 18 Apr 1743

abt 1687 Scotland - 05 Nov 1771

1652 Shadwell, London, England - 04 Dec 1704

C

abt 1614 Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England - 05 Feb 1683

1635 Hollingbourne, Kent, England - 1689

D

bef 24 Mar 1621 Chilham, Kent, England - 15 Mar 1675

abt 1672 County Kilkenny, Ireland - 22 Jul 1726

F

bef 11 Jul 1703 London, England - 03 Mar 1768

G

abt 1565 Colyford, Colyton, Devon, England - 1622

21 Oct 1681 Norfolk, England - 17 Dec 1751

H

09 Feb 1666 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland - abt 29 Jan 1737

abt 1581 England - bef 16 Jul 1650

bef 17 Sep 1643 England - 30 Mar 1695

J

England - abt 17 Dec 1678

1659 England - 05 Jul 1727

K

1600 Gissing, Norfolk, England - aft 04 Jan 1650

L

16 May 1686 Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia - 14 Nov 1750

M

1629 Mathews Manor (Denbigh), Warwick, Colony of Virginia - Jan 1660

1601 Cork, County Munster, Ireland - 1681

1730 Tymouth, Scotland - 25 Feb 1809

N

19 Nov 1711 Yorktown, York, Virginia - 19 Nov 1772

12 Nov 1655 Downholme, Yorkshire, England - 16 Mar 1728

N cont.

1657 England - 23 Aug 1706

P

abt 1560 Cheshire, England - bef 1642

R

25 Oct 1608 Linkenholt, Hampshire, England - bef 20 Nov 1671

S

abt 02 Jan 1579 Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England - 21 Jun 1631

bef 19 Sep 1633 Cople, Bedfordshire, England - abt 23 Sep 1689

abt 12 Dec 1676 Tangier, Morocco - 07 Jun 1740

V

05 Jun 1702 Whitehall Palace, London, England - 22 Dec 1754

W

28 Oct 1586 England - bef 28 Apr 1634

14 Dec 1590 Testwood, in Eling, Hampshire, England - 1659

09 Jul 1577 England - 07 Jun 1618

1650 Rosegill, James City County, Virginia Colony - 05 Dec 1701

abt 1588 Kent, England - bef 24 Aug 1644

Y

28 Jul 1588 St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England - bef 13 Nov 1627