Virginia: Governors: 1680-1775

His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of Virginia
10/20 May 1680 - Jun 1683	Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper of Thoresway [1]
President of the Council of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Jun 1683 - 21 Feb/2 Mar 1684	Nicholas Spencer
His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of Virginia
21 Feb/2 Mar 1684 - 31 Mar/10 Apr 1692	Francis Howard, Baron Howard of Effingham [2]
20/30 Sep 1692 - 9/19 Dec 1698	Sir Edmund Andros [3]
9/19 Dec 1698 - 15/26 Aug 1705	Francis Nicholson [4]
15/26 Aug 1705 - 23 Aug/3 Sep 1706	Edward Nott
President of the Council of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
23 Aug/3 Sep 1706 - 23 Jun/4 Jul 1710	Edmund Jenings [5]
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
23 Jun/4 Jul 1710 - 27 Sep/8 Oct 1722	Alexander Spotswood [6]
27 Sep/8 Oct 1722 - 22 Jul/2 Aug 1726	Hugh Drysdale
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
22 Jul/2 Aug 1726 - 11/22 Sep 1727	Robert Carter [7]
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
11/22 Sep 1727 - 21 Nov/2 Dec 1751	William Gooch (from 1746 Sir William Gooch, Baronet) [8][9]
21 Nov/2 Dec 1751 - 5 Jun 1758	Robert Dinwiddie [10][11]
5 Jun 1758 - 3 Mar 1768	Francis Fauquier [12]
President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
3 Mar 1768 - 26 Oct 1768	John Blair [13]
His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
26 Oct 1768 - 15 Oct 1770	Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt
President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
15 Oct 1770 - 15 Oct 1770	John Blair
15 Oct 1770 - 25 Sep 1771	William Nelson [14]
His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia
25 Sep 1771 - 8 Jun 1775	John Murray, Earl of Dunmore [15]

Culpeper was commissioned as Governor General on 8/18 Jul 1675 as successor to Sir William Berkeley and took the oath of office in London on 20/30 Jul 1677. Following the death of Berkeley on 9/19 Jul 1677, Culpeper was confirmed as office holder by another commission dated 6 Dec 1679 (Old Style). He arrived in Virginia on 3/13 May 1680 and had his commission read and published on 10/20 May 1680. In defiance of his instructions, Culpeper departed for England in June 1683 without appointing a deputy governor, the functions of Governor General devolved on President of the Council Nicholas Spencer. An inquiry into his "neglect of government" found that he had forfeited the office, and the jury passed a verdict to that effect on 16/26 Aug 1683. The commission of Culpeper was declared to be "utterly void" by a commission for Howard issued on 28 Sep/8 Oct 1683 and published in Council on 21 Feb/2 Mar 1684.
Howard was appointed Governor General by a commission dated 28 Sep 1683 (Old Style) and took the oath of office in London on 24 Oct/3 Nov 1683. He arrived to Virginia and had his commission read and published on 21 Feb/2 Mar 1684. Following the departure of Howard c. 10/20 Mar 1689, the functions of Governor devolved on:

President of the Council of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia

c. 10/20 Mar 1689 - 3/13 Jun 1690

Nathaniel Bacon

Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia

3/13 Jun 1690 - 20/30 Sep 1692

Francis Nicholson

Following the resignation of Howard in February 1692, a new commission was issued on 1/11 Mar 1692, appointing his successor, Andros, who took the oath of office in London on 31 Mar/10 Apr 1692. He arrived to Virginia and had his commission read and published on 20/30 Sep 1692.
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Following the death of Nott on 23 Aug/3 Sep 1706, the functions of Governor General devolved upon the President of the Council Edmund Jenings, who took the oath of office on 27 Aug/7 Sep 1706. Robert Hunter was appointed Governor General by a commission issued on 22 Apr/3 May 1707 and his appointment was communicated to the Council of Virginia on 4/15 Jun 1708, but he was captured by corsairs and never reached Virginia.
George Hamilton Earl of Orkney was commissioned as Governor General on 19/30 Jan 1710. The commissions of Orkney and Spotswood as Lieutenant Governor were read and published in Virginia on 23 Jun/4 Jul 1710. After years of military service, Orkney received appointments at the court and took the oath of office as Governor General of Virginia in London on 4/15 Aug 1714, however, he never reached Virginia and died in London on 29 Jan/9 Feb 1737.
Following the death of Drysdale on 22 Jul/2 Aug 1726, the functions of Governor General devolved on President of the Council Robert Carter, who had become the "first named in His Majesty's Instructions" due to the suspension of Edmund Jenings. The Council consented to the change in presidency, and Carter took the oath of office on 1/12 Aug 1726.
William Anne Keppel Earl of Albemarle was commissioned Governor General on 4/15 Nov 1737. He never took office in Virginia and died on 22 Dec 1754.
During the absence of Gooch, who participated in a military expedition to the West Indies, the functions of Governor General devolved on:

President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia

15/26 Oct 1740 - 4/14 Aug 1741

James Blair

Following the departure of Gooch, who sailed for England shortly before 4/15 Sep 1749, the functions of Governor General devolved on:

President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia

4/15 Sep 1749 - 14/25 Nov 1750

Thomas Lee

14/25 Nov 1750 - 21 Nov/2 Dec 1751

Lewis Burwell
John Campbell Earl of Loudoun was commissioned as Governor-in-Chief on 8 Mar 1756. His commission was communicated to the Council of Virginia on 11 Oct 1756, however, he never took office.
Following the departure of Dinwiddie, the functions of Governor General devolved on:

President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia

12 Jan 1758 - 5 Jun 1758

John Blair
Sir Jeffery Amherst was commissioned as Governor-in-Chief on 25 Sep 1759. His commission was communicated to the Council of Virginia on 4 Mar 1760, however, he never took office.
Following the death of Fauquier on 3 Mar 1768, the functions of Governor-in-Chief devolved upon the President of the Council John Blair, who took the oath of office on 4 Mar 1768.
Following the death of Botetourt on 15 Oct 1770, the functions of governor devolved upon the President of the Council, John Blair, who resigned the same day. The functions then passed to the next member of His Majesty's Council, William Nelson, who immediately took the oath of office.
Also in New York. Dunmore left Williamsburg on 8 Jun 1775, taking refuge aboard a British warship; continued to exercise some functions of office and directing warfare efforts against the revolutionary authorities to 7 Aug 1776 when the British fleet left the shores of Virginia.