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GOVERNORS OF VIRGINIA FROM 1776
1. Patrick Henry, elected 1776, Patriot or Whig. Born, Hanover
County, April 2, 1736. Died, Charlotte County, June 6, 1799,
aged 63.2. Thomas Jefferson, elected 1779, Patriot or Whig. Born, Albemarle
County, April 2, 1743. Died July 4, 1826. Aged 83.3. Thomas Nelson, elected 1781, Patriot or Whig. Born, Yorktown,
December 26, 1738. Died, Hanover County, January 4, 1789,
aged 51.4. Benjamin Harrison, elected 1781, Patriot or Whig. Born at Charles
City County, —, 1740. Died, Charles City County, —, 1791,
aged 51.5. Patrick Henry, elected 1784, Patriot or Whig. Born, Hanover
County, April 2, 1736. Died, Charlotte County, June 6, 1799,
aged 63.6. Edmund Randolph, elected 1786, Patriot or Whig. Born, Williamsburg,
August 10, 1753. Died, Clarke County, September 13,
1813, aged 60.7. Beverly Randolph, elected 1788, Patriot or Whig. Born, Henrico
County, —, 1754. Died, Cumberland County, —, 1797,
aged 43.8. Henry Lee, elected 1791, Republican. Born, Westmoreland
County, January 29, 1756. Died, Cumberland Island, Ga.,
March 25, 1818, aged 62.9. Robert Brooke, elected 1794, Republican. Born, Spottsylvania
County, —, 1761. Died, Richmond, —, 1799, aged 38.10. James Wood, elected 1796, Republican. Born, Frederick County,
—, 1750. Died, Richmond, July 16, 1813, aged 63.11. James Monroe, elected 1799, Republican. Born, Westmoreland
County, April 28, 1758. Died, New York, N. Y., July 4, 1831,
aged 73.12. John Page, elected 1802, Republican. Born, Gloucester County,
April 17, 1744. Died, Richmond, October 11, 1808, aged 64.13. William H. Cabell, elected 1805, Republican. Born, Cumberland
County, December 16, 1772. Died, Richmond, June 17, 1853,
aged 81.14. John Tyler, elected 1808, Republican. Born, Williamsburg, —,
1748. Died, Charles City County, January 6, 1813, aged 65.15. James Monroe, elected 1811. Born, Westmoreland County, April
28, 1758. Died, New York City, July 4, 1831, aged 73.16. George W. Smith, elected 1811, Republican. Born, Essex County,
—, 1762. Died, Richmond, December 26, 1811, aged 49.17. James Barbour, elected 1812, Republican. Born, Orange County,
June 10, 1775. Died, Orange County, June 8, 1842, aged 67.18. Wilson C. Nicholas, elected 1814, Republican. Born, Hanover
County, —, 1757. Died, Milton, October 10, 1820, aged 63.19. James P. Preston, elected 1816, Republican. Born, Montgomery
County, —, 1774. Died, Isle of Wight County, May 4, 1843,
aged 69.20. Thomas M. Randolph, elected 1819, Republican. Born, Tuckahoe,
October 1, 1768. Died, Charlottesville, June 20, 1828, aged 60.21. James Pleasants, elected 1822, Republican. Born, Goochland
County, October 24, 1769. Died, Goochland County, November
9, 1839, aged 70.22. John Tyler, elected 1825, Republican. Born, Charles City County,
March 29, 1790. Died, Richmond, January 18, 1862, aged 72.23. William B. Giles, elected 1827, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
Amelia County, August 12, 1762. Died, Albemarle County,
December 4, 1830, aged 68.24. John Floyd, elected 1830, State-Rights Democrat. Born, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 24, 1783. Died, Sweet Springs, August
16, 1837, aged 54.25. L. W. Tazewell, elected 1834, State-Rights Whig. Born, Williamsburg,
December 17, 1774. Died, Norfolk, March 6, 1860,
aged 86.26. Wyndham Robertson, elected 1836, State-Rights Whig. Born,
Manchester, January 26, 1803. Died, Washington County, February
11, 1888, aged 85.27. David Campbell, elected 1837, Democrat. Born, Washington
County, August 2, 1779. Died, Abingdon, March 19, 1859,
aged 80.28. Thomas W. Gilmer, elected 1840, State-Rights Whig. Born,
Albemarle County, April 6, 1802. Died, Richmond, February
28, 1844, aged 42.29. John M. Patton, elected 1841, State-Rights Whig. Born, Fredericksburg,
August 10, 1797. Died, Richmond, October 28, 1858,
aged 61.30. John Rutherford, elected 1841, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
Richmond city, December 6, 1792. Died, Richmond, July —,
1866, aged 74.31. John M. Gregory, elected 1842, State-Rights Whig. Born, Charles
City County, July 8, 1804. Died, Richmond, April 9, 1884,
aged 80.32. James McDowell, elected 1843, Democrat. Born, Rockbridge
County, October 12, 1796. Died, Rockbridge County, August
24, 1851, aged 55.33. William Smith, elected 1846, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
King George County, September 6, 1796. Died, Warrenton,
May 18, 1887, aged 91.34. John B. Floyd, elected 1849, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
Blacksburg, June 1, 1807. Died, Abingdon, August 26, 1863,
aged 56.35. Joseph Johnson, elected 1852, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
Orange County, N. Y., December 19, 1785. Died, Bridgeport,
W. Va., February 27, 1877, aged 92.36. Henry A. Wise, elected 1856, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
Accomac County, December 3, 1806. Died, Richmond, September
12, 1876, aged 70.37. John Letcher, elected 1860, State-Rights Democrat. Born, Lexington,
March 29, 1813. Died, Lexington, January 26, 1884,
aged 71.38. William Smith, elected 1864, State-Rights Democrat. Born,
King George County, September 6, 1796. Died, Warrenton, May
18, 1887, aged 91.39. Francis H. Pierpont, appointed 1865, Republican. Born, Monongalia
County, West Va., January 25, 1814. Died, —, 1899.40. Henry H. Wells, appointed 1868, Republican. Born, Rochester,
N. Y., September 17, 1823.41. Gilbert C. Walker, elected 1869, Republican. Born, Binghamton,
N. Y., August 1, 1832. Died, Binghamton, N. Y., May 11, 1885,
aged 53.42. James L. Kemper, elected 1873, Conservative. Born, Madison
County, June 11, 1823. Died, Orange County. April 7, 1895.43. F. W. M. Holliday, elected 1877, Conservative. Born, Winchester,
February 22, 1828. Died, Winchester, —, 1899.44. William E. Cameron, elected 1881, Readjuster. Born, Petersburg,
November 29, 1842.45. Fitzhugh Lee, elected 1885, Democrat. Born, Fairfax County,
November 19, 1835.46. Philip W. McKinney, elected 1889, Democrat. Born, Buckingham
County, March 17, 1832. Died, Farmville, —, 1899.47. Charles T. O'Ferrall, elected 1893, Democrat. Born, Frederick
County, Va., October 21, 1840.48. J. Hoge Tyler, elected 1897, Democrat. Born, Caroline County,
Va., August 11, 1846.49. Andrew J. Montague, elected 1901, Democrat. Born, Campbell
County, Va., October 3, 1862.50. Claude A. Swanson, elected 1905, Democrat. Born, Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 31, 1862.
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