The Governor's Council in the Virginia Capital Building in Williamsburg, VA
The governor's Council, also known as the Council of State or simply the Council, consisted of about a dozen of colonial Virginia's wealthiest and most prominent men. Beginning in the 1630s the Council members advised the royal governor or his deputy, the lieutenant governor, on all executive matters. Crown appointed Council members, although from 1652 to 1660
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The Governor's Council in the Virginia Capital Building in Williamsburg, VA
The governor's Council, also known as the Council of State or simply the Council, consisted of about a dozen of colonial Virginia's wealthiest and most prominent men. Beginning in the 1630s the Council members advised the royal governor or his deputy, the lieutenant governor, on all executive matters. Crown appointed Council members, although from 1652 to 1660
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