|
Governor of Virginia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (849 words) |
 | The Governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. |
| Candidates for Governor must be United States citizens who have resided in Virginia as registered voters for five years prior to the election in which they are running. |
| Also, Virginia does not allow governors to hold the office for consecutive terms, so the incumbent Governor is barred from running in the election (although a former governor may run again in subsequent gubernatorial elections). |
| Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Virginia Colony (447 words) |
| In 1609, with the abandonment of the Plymouth Company settlement, the Virginia charter was adjusted to include the territory north of the 34th parallel and south of the 39th parallel, with its original coastal grant extended "from sea to sea". |
| In 1620, the portion of Virginia north of the 39th parallel became known as New England. |
| Virginia organized the county of Illinois in 1779 to adminster the Northwest Territory. |
Feeds |
Contact