Colonel Hugh Drysdale (died 22 July 1726)
was an American governor of
colonial Virginia
The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colonial empire, English colony in North America, following failed attempts at settlement on Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey GilbertG ...
. He was educated at
Kilkenny College
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and
Trinity College Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
. More officially, his title was ''Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia''. He served as governor from September 1722, until his death in July 1726.
Because of the relative peace and calm that marked his time as governor, comparatively little is known about him today. He is generally held to have been a just and competent leader,
though some have questioned his ability to govern.
See also
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Colony of Virginia
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Governor's Palace
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List of colonial governors of Virginia
This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia.
Some of those who held the lead role as governor of Virginia never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the colony. Others, such as Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, hel ...
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History of Virginia
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Biographyat
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1726 deaths
People educated at Kilkenny College
Colonial governors of Virginia
Year of birth unknown
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