Fring Gus

Fring Gus
 			
9th Governor of Virginia 			
Term: March 4, 1799 - July 26, 1800			
Lt. Gov.: Aaron Sawyer 			
Preceded By: Robert Brooke 			
Succeeded By: Aaron Sawyer 			
Representative from Virginia 			
Term: March 4, 1797 - July 26, 1800			
Preceded By: John Nicholas 			
Succeeded By: Richard Field 			
Personal Details 			
Born: January 16, 1761 			
Death: July 26, 1800 (39) 			
State: Virginia 			
Party: Patriot 			
Spouse: Josephine Williams 			
Children: Fring Jr. 			
Family: Gus 			
Fring Gus was an early American politician, serving as a Representative and Governor of Virginia, as well as one of the chairmans of the Patriot Party. Fring also owned one of the largest shares of the Gus Corporation in the 1790s before his death. Gus would be one of the first Americans to hold a healthy biracial relationship with a former slave Josephine Williams.
==Political Career==
=== House of Representatives ===
Fring was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1796, being inaugurated on March 4, 1797. Gus would be in the a closeted liberal of his time, mostly biding his time in his position. 
=== Governorship ===
Fring Gus would be elected Governor of Virginia in 1798, taking up the position on March 4, 1799. Gus would make land claim reforms in office, making an act to add land claims as long as people develop the land, preventing the sales to 3rd parties and land speculators. 
Gus would enter the 1800s in a tumultuous circumstances, with many in his state trying to secede from the United States, culminating after William T. Covington formed the Republic of Dixieland in July of 1800. Fring vigorously opposed secession, but on July 26, 1800 he would be assassinated by his Lieutenant Governor Aaron Sawyer, who would drive the state to secede. 
==Personal Life==
Fring Gus was born on January 16, 1761 as the twin of Amon Gus. Fring's Grandfather, Gustavo Gus, bought Josephine William's mother while she was pregnant with her in 1756. Josephine and her mother was one of the first slaves purchased by Gustavo, personally helping him and his family in their large familial property in Kentucky. When Fring and Amon were born in 1761, Amon was indifferent to Josephine whereas Fring grew friendly with her, sneaking out to play tag with her and the other child slaves Gustavo owned. As Fring and Josephine grew into their teens they formed a romantic relationship with each other, successfully keeping it a secret from his family, aside from Amo Gus, who discovered it but was luckily incredibly liberal compared to the rest of the family and the very similarly-named cousin of his, Amon.
In 1796 Fring would be able to get Josephine out of Virginia, where she was heavily persecuted against. Fring would arrange with George Benckendorf to have her stay on the Benckendorf Plantation, Fring and Josephine had 1 kid before his death in July of 1800, Fring Gus Jr.. After Fring's death Josephine and Fring Jr. went under the care of Fring's cousin, Amo Gus in New York, who would later form the Party for Social Progress.
* Fring Gus Jr. (Born: January 4, 1800)
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