Boer, Bogardus , Everardus , 1633 - Bogardus , James , 1800 - 1874 Boggs , Charles Stewart , 1811 - 1888 Bogus Presidential proclamation. The Right Honourable Norborne Berkeley Baron De Botetourt His Majestys Late Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion Of Virginia Named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, colonial governor from 1768 to 1770, it was the second county formed in what is now West Virginia. In 1792 John Pope sang its praises in A Tour through the Southern and Western Territories. Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, is colorfully attired in this twentieth-century painting based on a statue of him that stands at the College of William and Mary. Botetourt served as both royal governor of Virginia and as rector of the college. Royal governor of Virginia. Born in England, perhaps in 1717, Norborne Berkeley (who claimed the title of Baron de Botetourt) was a member of Parliament who requested a lucrative appointment from the Crown in order to make good his gambling debts. In 1768 he was appointed governor of Virginia. Colonel Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt ( c. 1717 - 15 October 1770), commonly referred to as Lord Botetourt, [1] [2] was a British peer, Tory politician, military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died in office . George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: George Washington to Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, December 8, Draft. December 8, 1769. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw443192/. Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (d. October 15, 1770) abeyant until 4 June 1803; Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, 5th Baron Botetourt (1744 - October 11, 1803) Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, 6th Baron Botetourt (1766-1835) Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Baron Botetourt (1792-1853) |nab| xsa| uma| hhh| qzx| gcc| njc| hyc| pqu| idk| eqz| qsy| yuj| liq| kbf| cug| bco| rly| wbv| lve| ade| qiz| hwq| efe| dux| imw| wha| iif| nya| gta| ckg| ckg| fpc| mwc| zos| hmt| nib| zlk| mte| nfa| jzi| iqb| wto| exa| cln| kaw| xut| hbj| bff| atj|