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Robert Dinwiddie (1692 – 27 July 1770) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. Since the governors of Virginia remained in Europe, he served as the de facto head of the colony of Virginia .
Robert Dinwiddie (* 1692 in Glasgow, Schottland; † 27. Juli 1770 in Clifton bei Bristol, England) war ein britischer Kolonialbeamter, der von 1751 bis 1758 als Lieutenant Governor, d. h. als stellvertretender Gouverneur der Kolonie Virginia diente.
Robert Dinwiddie (born 1693, Germiston, near Glasgow, Scot.—died July 27, 1770, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.) was a British colonial administrator who, as lieutenant governor of Virginia, helped precipitate the French and Indian War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Robert Dinwiddie took up his post as Virginia’s Royal (lieutenant) Governor in July 1751. Dinwiddie cultivated friendships with many Virginians, particularly the most powerful, and become a partner in the Ohio Company whose board also included George Washington’s two older brothers.
22. Dez. 2021 · Robert Dinwiddie was a Scottish merchant and colonial official who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. He initiated a land fee controversy, defied a British embargo, and led Virginia forces in the French and Indian War.
Robert Dinwiddie's name is little known today, but this Scottish merchant-turned-government official played a key role in the history of Virginia, and in the larger world conflict called the French and Indian (or Seven Years') War.
Robert Dinwiddie was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758 and a partner in the Ohio Company. He sent George Washington on several missions to the Ohio River Valley, where he clashed with the French and sparked the French and Indian War.
