Alexander Spotswood - Wikipedia
WEBAlexander Spotswood (12 December 1676 – 7 June 1740) was a British Army officer, explorer and lieutenant governor of Colonial Virginia; he is regarded as one of the most significant historical figures in British North American colonial history.
Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740) - Encyclopedia Virginia
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740) SUMMARY. Alexander Spotswood served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 until 1722, ruling robustly in the absence of Governor George Hamilton, earl of Orkney. Born in Tangier, Morocco, Spotswood moved with his mother to England in 1683 and joined the military in 1693.
Alexander Spotswood | Virginia, Military, Governor | Britannica
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Alexander Spotswood (born 1676, Tangier, Morocco—died June 7, 1740, Annapolis, Md.) was one of the first British colonial governors of North America to appreciate the economic value of the Western frontier. After service under the 1st duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), he was appointed …
Alexander Spotswood | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · Alexander Spotswood. views 2,379,656 updated May 18 2018. Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740), a British soldier, became lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony in America. Alexander Spotswood was born in Tangier, Morocco, where his father was an army physician at an English military base.
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WEBJan 27, 2023 · Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1710–22), had a keen interest in exploration and land speculation which inspired him to lead an expedition westward in 1716.
Alexander Spotswood Papers - Colonial Williamsburg
WEBAlexander Spotswood Papers. (1646–1830) Personal correspondence of Alexander Spotswood (1676–1740), lieutenant in the British Army, and later lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1710–1722. The bulk of the correspondence is between Spotswood and his cousin, John Spotswood (1666–1728) of Edinburgh, concerning the Spotswood family, …
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WEBAlexander Spotswood (1676–1740), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1710–22), had a keen interest in exploration and land speculation which inspired him to lead an expedition westward in 1716. He hoped that English settlements west of the Blue Ridge would prevent the French and Indians from expanding into the Valley of Virginia.
Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) – Colonial Virginia Portraits
WEBDate: 1736. Alexander Spotswood was born in Tangier. He fought under the Duke of Marlborough in the War of Spanish Succession. He was Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1710-1722) before settling at Germanna in Spotsylvania County in 1729. He married Anne Butler Brayne while in England in 1724.
A Guide to the Alexander Spotswood Papers, 1646-1830
WEBAlexander Spotswood (1676-1740) was a lieutenant in the British Army, and later lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1710-1722.
The official letters of Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant-Governor …
WEBColonel Alexander Spotswood, who arrived in Virginia in June, 1710, as the Deputy or Lieutenant of George Hamilton, Earl of Orkney, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony,a was descended from...
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