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Governor David Jameson - Virginia

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NameDavid Jameson
PositionGovernor
StateVirginia
Party
StatusFormer Governor
Term StartJanuary 1, 1781
Term EndDecember 31, 1781
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Governor David Jameson
David Jameson served as Governor of Virginia.

About Governor David Jameson



David Jameson is no longer in office and left on December 31, 1781. The biography below describes their time in office.

David Jameson was born in St. Anne’s Parish (Essex County), Virginia. He was a prominent merchant in Yorktown and an inventor. He became a member of Patrick Henry’s privy council in 1777. He went on to become Lieutenant Governor under Governor Thomas Nelson in 1781 and then a state senator in 1783. Jameson served as Governor for just over one week pending the accession of Benjamin Harrison.

*Note: exact date of birth is not known.