27 Sep 2019 Pamela Northam Pamela Northam became the first lady of Virginia when her husband, Governor Ralph Northam, was sworn in as governor on January 13, 2018. A former pediatric occupational therapist, science educator, environmentalist… wpengine
17 Nov 2018 Patrick Henry The son of a Virginia planter in Hanover County and speaker of the immortal words "Give me liberty, or give me death!" PATRICK HENRY served as the first governor of… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Thomas Jefferson Drafter of the Declaration of Independence, THOMAS JEFFERSON is a revered founding father of the United States but is less well known for having served as the second governor of… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 William Fleming WILLIAM FLEMING was born in Jedburgh, Scotland. He attended private school in Dumfries and studied surgery at the University of Edinburgh. While with the British Navy as a surgeon’s mate,… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Thomas Nelson Born in York, Virginia, THOMAS NELSON JR. was educated in England, attending Cambridge University. After returning to America, he was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1761 and then… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 David Jameson DAVID JAMESON was born in St. Anne’s Parish (Essex County), Virginia. He was a prominent merchant in Yorktown and an inventor. He became a member of Patrick Henry’s privy council… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Benjamin Harrison BENJAMIN HARRISON was born in at Berkeley Plantation in Charles County City, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, but did not earn a degree. Harrison… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Edmund Randolph Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, EDMUND RANDOLPH attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. When the revolution began, he broke with his father, who was a Loyalist. He served… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Beverley Randolph BEVERLEY RANDOLPH was born in Chatsworth, Virginia and graduated from the College of William and Mary in Willamsburg in 1771. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Henry Lee Father of General Robert E. Lee, HENRY LEE was born at Leesylvania, in Prince William County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1773, and studied law… National Governors Association
17 Nov 2018 Robert Brooke ROBERT BROOKE was probably born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and educated at Edinburgh University in Scotland. On his voyage back to the United States, he was captured by the British… National Governors Association
