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Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a British colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. Born in England to a Huguenot family, he emigrated to the British colony of Virginia to take up of the office of lieutenant governor.
Francis Fauquier (Richard Wilson, 1757) Francis Fauquier (getauft am 11. Juli 1703 in City of London; † 3. März 1768 in Williamsburg) war ein britisch-amerikanischer Politiker. Leben. Fauquier entstammte einer wohlhabenden Hugenottenfamilie.
22. Dez. 2021 · SUMMARY. Francis Fauquier served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 until his death in 1768 and during the terms of two absentee governors, John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, and Sir Jeffery Amherst. Born and educated in London, Fauquier was influential in business and the arts before coming to Virginia.
Fauquier, Francis. Francis Fauquier (1703-1768) The erudite and enlightened Francis Fauquier was Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768 as colonial leaders formed opposition to Parliament's authority to enact the Stamp and Townshend acts.
Francis Fauquier. Lieutenant governor of Virginia for 10 years; Steady leadership during political crisis; Cultivates intellectual acquaintances; Provides for slaves in his will; Successful in business . Francis Fauquier was the oldest son of Dr. John Francis Fauquier, one of the directors of the Bank of England. His mother was Elizabeth ...
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Writing from Fort Loudoun, Virginia, on June 17, 1758, Colonel George Washington honored Francis Fauquier with best wishes for a successful tenure as the new lieutenant governor of the Colony of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson later deemed Fauquier "the ablest man" to have occupied this post.
The Official Papers of Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1758–1768 (1980–1983), with biography in 1:xxxv–xlviii appointment as lieutenant governor in Public Record Office, Colonial Office Papers, 324/51, 115–116, National Archives, Kew, England (available on Virginia Colonial Records Project microfilm, Library of Virginia)
