West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
vIRGlNIAS GOVERNORS.
LIST OF CHIEF MAGISTRATES
FROM 1907 TO 1886.
Colonial Magnates---Revolutionary Pat
riots---Later Worthies---Military
Chiefs in Charge. Post Bellum
Governors. The Survivors.

Virginia was settled as colony
Of England in 1907. and during that
year the first president of the colony
was Edward Maria Wingfeld, and
his successors are as follows: 1907,
John Ratcliffe, president; 1908, Cap
tain John Smith, president; 1909,
George Percy, president; 1908, ,Thos.
West (Lord Delaware), governor;
16ll, Thomas Dale, high marshall;
1916, George Yeardley, lieutenant
governor; 1919, George Yeardley,
governor; 1921, Francis Wyate, gov
ernor; 1926, George Yeardley, gov
ernor; 1927, Francis West, COVER.
nor; 1923, John Potts, governor;
1929, John Harvey, governor: 1885,
John West, governor; 1885, John
Harvey, governor; 1859, Francis
Wyate, governor; 164l, Sir William
Berkeley, governor; l645, Richard
Kemp, lieutenant governor; 1645,
Sir William Berkeley, governor;
1862, Richard Bennett, governor;
1856, Edward Digges, governor;
1868, Samuel Matthews, governor;
1860, Sir William Berkeley, COVER
nor; 1877, Herbert Jeffries, lieuten-
ant governor; 1877, Herbert jeff
ries, governor; 1878, Henry Chiche-
ley, governor: 1879, Thomas { Lord J
Culpeper, governor; 1850, Henry
Chicheley, lieutenant governor;
1854, Lord Howard, of Effingham,
governor; 1859, Nathaniel Bacon,
lieutenant governor; 1890, Francis
Nicholson, lieutenant governor;
1892, Edmund Andres, governor
1896, Francis Nicholson, governor;
l704, Earl of Orkney, governor;
1705, Edward Mott, lieutenant gov
ernor; 1706, Edward Jennings, lieu
tenant governor; 17l0, Robert Hun
ter, lieutenant governor; 1710,Alex-
ander Spootswood, lieutenant COVER
nor; 1922, Hugh Drysdale, lieuten-
ant governor. 1926, Robert Carter;
lieutenant governor; 1927. William
Gooch, lieutenant governor; l749,
John Robinson, Sr., lieutenant gov
ernor; 1749, Lord Albemarle, gov
ernor: 1850, Louis Burwell, lieuten-
ant governor; 1852, Robt. Dinwid-
die, lieutenant governor; 1858, Jno.
Blair, lieutenant governor; 1750,
Francis Fauquier. governor: l76S,
John Blair, lieutenant governor
l76S, Norborne Berkeley (de Bote-
tourt), governor; l770, VIM. Nelson,
lieutenant-governor 1772, John
(Lord) Dunsmore, governor.
During the Revolution the first
State Governor was: 1776, Patrick
Henry, governor; 1779, Thos. Jeffer-
son, governor; 1871, Thos. Nelson,
governor; 1881, Benjamin Harrison,
governor; 1874, Patrick Henry, gov
ernor; 1856, Edmund Randolph,
governor; 1888, Beverly Randolph,
governor; 1871, Henry Lee, govern
or; 1894, Robert Brooke, governor;
1896, James Wood, governor; 1879,
James Monroe, governor; 1907, ,Jno.
Page, governor; 1905, William H.
Cabell, governor; 1908, Jno. Tyler,
governor; 1911, James Monroe,
governor; 1911, Geo. w. Smith, gov
ernor; 1872, James Barbour, COVER
nor; 1914, Wilson c. Nicholas, gov
ernor; 1916, James p. Preston, gov
ernor; 1919, Thos. NJ. Randolph,
governor; 1922, James Peasants,
governor; 1925, j. Tyler, governor;
1897, William B. Giles, governor;
1880, John Floyd, governor; 1884,
L. w. Tazewell, governor; 1886,
Wyndham Robertson, governor;
1887, David Campbell, governor;
1910, Thomas w. Gilmer, governor;
1S41, John NJ. Patton, governor;
1S41, John Rutherford, governor;
1912, John NJ. Gregory, governor.
The last three and Wyndham Rob
ertson being councillors of State, and
as such lieutenant governors acted
as governors for short time during
vacancies in the office of governor.
lS43, James Mcdowell, governor;
1916, William Smith, governor; !;
1S49, John B. Floyd, governor;
1852, Joseph johnson, governor;
1856, Henry A. Wise, governor;
1860, John Letcher, governor: 1864,
William Smith, governor.
Governors since the late war
1861, Francis III. Pierpont; 1868,
Henry H. Wells; 1869, Gilbert c..
Walker; 1874, James L. Kemper;
1878, F. w. Holiday: 1882, VIM.
Z. Cameron; 1886, Fitzhugh Lee.
Just after the war Virginia was
styled Military District No. L, and
was under the government of Major
General Godfrey Weitzel from April
3, 1865, to April 13, 1865; Major
General Z. 0. c. Ord, from April IL
to June IA, 1865; Major General H.
w. Halleek, from April % to June
27, 1865; Maior-General Alfred ii.
Terry, from June IA, 1865, to Aug.
Is, 1866; Major-General John NJ.
Schofield, from August 16, 1866, to
June 2, 1868; Major General Geo.
Stoneman, from June 9, 1868, to
April 2, 1869; Major General Alex