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Francis Fauquier

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Anglo-American politician; (1703-1768)

United StatesWritersLived 1703 to 1768 · aged 65
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Francis Fauquier was a British colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. Born in England to a Huguenot family, he emigrated to the British colony of Virginia to take up of the office of lieutenant governor.

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Francis Fauquier was a British colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. Born in England to a Huguenot family, he emigrated to the British colony of Virginia to take up of the office of lieutenant governor. A teacher and close friend of Thomas Jefferson, Fauquier frequently hosted lavish parties for the American gentry as governor. Fauquier County in present-day Virginia, a campus building at the College of William & Mary, and The Fauquier Society, a secret society at the College of William & Mary, are named for him.

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Lived 1703 to 1768 · aged 65
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