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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...
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    homes in the region. Dinwiddie County was formed May 1, 1752, from Prince George County. The county is named for Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor...
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    over to Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre. Virginia Royal Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent Major George Washington to the Ohio Country (a territory that...
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    prospecting and trading interests of Virginian investors including Robert Dinwiddie; George Washington; George Mason; John Mercer (colonial lawyer) and...
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  • Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie (1751–1756) Governor John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1756–1759) Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie (1756–January...
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    Ohio River. Its investors also included Virginia's Royal Governor, Robert Dinwiddie, who appointed Washington a major in the provincial militia in February...
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  • Acting Governor (1750–1751) Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor (1751–1756) John Campbell, Governor (1756–1759) Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor (1756–1758)...
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    Robert Maitland Dinwiddie (born 29 December 1982) is an English professional golfer. Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He was assisted by College...
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    Constellations by Michael E. Bakich, Cambridge University Press, 1995, page 210 Robert Dinwiddie; David Hughes; Geraint H. Jones; Ian Ridpath; Carole Stott; Giles Sparrow...
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    "Meteorite 1303720". Universe: The Definitive Visual Dictionary, Robert Dinwiddie, DK Adult Publishing, (2005), pg. 223. Spargo, P. E. (2008). "The History...
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  • James Dinwiddie (astronomer) (1746 - 1815), Scottish natural philosopher Marcus Dinwiddie (1906–1951), American sport shooter Robert Dinwiddie (1693–1770)...
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    Forces raised in 1754 by the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Robert Dinwiddie for service in the French and Indian War. The sole provincial unit...
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    returned to the Ohio Country, this time accompanying George Washington. Robert Dinwiddie, the governor of Virginia, sent Washington to Fort Le Boeuf to deliver...
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    would lead to an extraordinary conflict of interest in 1751. Governor Robert Dinwiddie had imposed a fee for the certification of land patents, which the...
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    James Patton, an Irish sea captain turned land speculator, by Governor Robert Dinwiddie.: 3–4  This land was bordered by Tom's Creek on the north, Stroubles...
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    Delegates 13,640 333 sq mi (862 km2) Dinwiddie County 053 Dinwiddie 1752 From Prince George County Robert Dinwiddie, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia...
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    formed by Virginia Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie, on the advice of Major George Washington, whom Dinwiddie had sent on a mission to warn French commanders...
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    1984 The Evil That Men Do Dr. Hector Lomelin 1984 George Washington Robert Dinwiddie 1984 Dune Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV 1985-87 Newhart Arthur Vanderkellen...
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  • Eve 31 December 1696, the son of Robert Dinwiddie and his wife Elizabeth Cumming. His older brother Robert Dinwiddie was Governor of Virginia. His father...
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    inspired George to seek a commission. Virginia's lieutenant governor, Robert Dinwiddie, appointed Washington as a major and commander of one of the four militia...
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    relationship between the Iroquois Confederacy and the British Crown. Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia was an investor in the Ohio Company, which stood to lose...
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    adding the forecourt, gardens, and various decorations. Under Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie, from 1751 to 52, it was repaired and renovated, including the addition...
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    Allegheny River in Venango County in present-day Franklin, Pennsylvania. Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of the Virginia Colony, thought these forts threatened...
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  • of forts. British colonies, however, also claimed the Ohio Country. Robert Dinwiddie, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, sent a young George Washington...
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    acting Governor of Virginia, until the arrival of Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie on November 21, 1751. Although the General Assembly never convened...
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    letter of 13 November 1754, from Governor Robert Dinwiddie to Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe, Dinwiddie mentions that "The bearer hereof, Thos. Burney...
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  • massacre, but they were unable to locate them. On 11 August Governor Robert Dinwiddie wrote to Buchanan: "I am sorry the Men You sent after the Murderers...
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    for their preservation. The historic hotel was named for Governor Robert Dinwiddie, who was the administrative head of the Colony of Virginia during the...
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  • "Letter from Governor Dinwiddie to Colonel James Patton, January 1754," in Robert Dinwiddie, The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-governor...
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    United States National Museum. 108: 543–597. Retrieved 12 April 2020. Robert Dinwiddie (2014). Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. p. 272...
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