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The Governor's Council, also known as the Privy Council and Council of State, was the upper house of the legislature of the Colony of Virginia (the House of Burgesses being the other house). It also served as an advisory body to the royal governor and as the highest judicial body in the colony.
Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and would act as governor when there was a vacancy in that office. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.
Governor Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham (1684–1692, absentee from 1688) Gen. Joseph Bridger (1684) President of the Council Nathaniel Bacon (1688–1690) Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson (1690–1692) Governor Sir Edmund Andros (1692–1698) Governor George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1698–1737, absentee)
Lists of governors of Virginia are lists of governors of the American state of Virginia. They include colonial governors before the United States declared independence, and governors since that date. List of colonial governors of Virginia (1585–1775). List of governors of Virginia, covers post-colonial governors (1775–present).
Together with the Governor's Council, the House of Burgesses made up the "General Assembly". The Governor's Council was composed of 12 men appointed by the British monarch to advise the governor. The council also served as the "General Court" of the colony, a colonial equivalent of a Supreme Court. Members of the House of Burgesses were chosen ...
Pages in category "Virginia Governor's Council members" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On November 24th, Sir George was appointed to serve three years as governor of Virginia, and was knighted by James I during an audience at Newmarket. [3] [4] Before sailing to Virginia with the Great Charter, a great comet appeared over England. [5] It was considered a bad omen for the English, but (apocryphally) a herald of American freedom.
George William Smith (1762 – December 26, 1811) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and was twice the acting governor of the state before then being elected as the 17th Governor of Virginia. His term as elected governor was short and ended with his death in the Richmond Theatre fire ...