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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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,… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
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… angiepopluna
17 Nov 2018 James Wood JAMES WOOD was born in Frederick County, Virginia. He was vestryman and clerk of the vestry of Frederick Parish until he was called to military service, rising in rank from… angiepopluna
17 Nov 2018 Hardin Burnley HARDIN BURNLEY was born in Orange County, Virginia. After attending the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, he studied law and began private practice in his native county in… angiepopluna
