Sir William Berkeley (pronounced "bark-lee") (Hanworth Manor, Middlesex 1605–Berkeley House, Mayfair, London July 9, 1677) was a Governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favourite. This article is about a title of nobility. ... The title Baron Berkeley has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by writ. ... Hanworth is a town in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1677 (MDCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...

Life and career

He arrived to take up his post in Virginia in 1642, and was a popular administrator. In 1644, he returned to England to fight in the Civil War on the side of the Cavaliers, although he returned to Virginia the following year, in time to organize a force to put down a Native American uprising, which captured Opechancanough, against Berkeley's orders, and killed him. In 1652, he was forced from office by a fleet of British warships sent by Oliver Cromwell, but he remained in the colony. He had intended to extend the colony northwards; and while he did manage to get the land he wanted, he did not allow white settlement west of a line until he negotiated with the tribes. This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... Prince Rupert an archetypical cavalier For other uses, see Cavalier (disambiguation). ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Opechancanough or Opchanacanough was a chief of the Powhatan tribe, becoming chief after his older brother, Wahunsonacock, died. ... For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ...

In 1660, he was recalled to government and for fourteen years governed Virginia with no major incident. In 1675, when troubles broke out with the Native Americans on the north frontier, Berkeley refused to allow Nathaniel Bacon and the frontiersmen to take action against all tribes, whether friendly or otherwise, and a form of civil war (given the name of "Bacon's Rebellion") broke out. One of his main motivations in this decision was that he was invested in a fur trading business with the Native Americans which would have been jeopardized if relations had gone sour. Before troops sent by Charles II could arrive, Berkeley was able to put down the rebellion, but in such a harsh manner that he was removed from office. Land confiscated from Bacon was granted by Berkeley to recent English immigrant William Randolph, who founded a family of great influence in Virginia politics. Nathaniel Bacon, engraving Nathaniel Bacon (1640/6 – October 26, 1676) was a colonist and plantation owner of the Virginia Colony of Jamestown, famous for his Virginia Rebellion, commonly known as Bacons Rebellion, which ended in the burning of Jamestown to the ground. ... Bacons Rebellion or the Virginia Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... William Randolph (1650 - April 11, 1711) was a founding father, colonist and land owner who played an important role in Virginian history and politics. ...

His 17th century plantation, Green Spring in James City County about five miles west of Williamsburg, was built in 1645. The plantation originally encompassed a 2,090 acre (8 km²) experimental farm, and there, Berkeley developed a number of products for export to supplement the Colony's dependence upon tobacco. About 200 acres (0.8 km²) of the original plantation are preserved by the National Park Service as part of the Colonial National Historical Park. remains of ancillary structure at Green Spring Plantation site, James City County, Virginia photo by part of Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior Green Spring Plantation in James City County about five miles west of Williamsburg, was the 17th century plantation of one of... James City County, Virginia as shown on 1895 map James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Colonial National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the southeastern part of Virginia, near Williamsburg and Newport News. ...

Berkeley died at his home in London on July 9, 1677. His widow married Philip Ludwell (South Carolina Governor from 1691-1692); the Ludwell descendants married Thomas Lee and William Lee of Stratford Hall and Henry Lee II of Leesylvania. is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1677 (MDCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Philip Ludwell was governor of South Carolina from 1692 to 1693. ... A list of South Carolina Governors. ... Thomas Lee (c. ... William Lee (1756-1795) was an American diplomat during the Revolutionary War. ... Stanford Hall Plantation Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. ... Lee Family Coat of Arms Maj. ...

It is believed by many historians^{[attribution needed]} that the well-known Berkeley Plantation in nearby Charles City County was named in his honor, as were Berkeley County and Berkeley Springs, both of which are now located in West Virginia. (The city of Berkeley, California and several famous colleges are named for Bishop George Berkeley instead.) Berkeley Plantation, one of the first great estates in America, comprises about 100 acres (0. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1619 Seat Charles City Area  - Total  - Water 529 km² (204 mi²) 56 km² (21 mi²) 10. ... Berkeley County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Bath (Berkeley Springs) is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... George Berkeley (IPA: , Bark-Lee) (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of a theory he called immaterialism (later referred to as subjective idealism by others). ...

Berkeley is often quoted for his (1671) remarks in opposition to education of the general public: Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ...

I thank God, there are no free schools, nor printing; and I hope we shall not have, these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both.^[1]

References

1. ^ Bancroft, George (1860). History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent. Little, Brown, and Co., p.192. 

• Biography in John T. Kneebone et al., eds., Dictionary of Virginia Biography (Richmond: The Library of Virginia, 1998– ), 1:454–458. ISBN 0-88490-189-0

External links

• Discourse and View of Virginia as written by Sir William Berkeley (electronic edition)
• National Park Service, Green Spring web page
• Friends of Green Spring a large interactive web site with streaming video and more than a dozen essays ("The voices of Green Spring")
• Friends of the National Park Service for Green Spring Plantation
• Library of Virginia, William Berkeley web page
• Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia at Genealogics

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