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Born 1693 • Scotland
Died July 27, 1770 (aged 77) • Clifton • Scotland
Title / Office governor (1751-1758), Virginia
Role In French and Indian War
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Monroe
James Monroe
president of United States
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James Madison
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Parkman, Francis
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Abigail Spanberger
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John Smith
John Smith
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
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John Tyler
John Tyler
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Harry F. Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
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Nat Turner
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Kaine, Tim
Tim Kaine
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Death of the marquis de Montcalm
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Edmund Randolph
Edmund Jennings Randolph
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Bacon's Rebellion
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Wolfe, James
James Wolfe
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