Robert Dinwiddie Biography

Robert Dinwiddie biography

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NAME: Robert Dinwiddie
OCCUPATION: Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: c. 1693
DEATH DATE: July 27, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH: Germiston, Scotland
PLACE OF DEATH: Bristol, England

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Robert Dinwiddie was a British colonial administrator who, as lieutenant governor of Virginia, helped precipitate the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763).

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Robert Dinwiddie was a British colonial administrator who, as lieutenant governor of Virginia, helped precipitate the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). His administration was marked by frequent conflict and controversy with the Assembly over finances, particularly his desire to institute taxes on land patents without the owners' consent. He left Virginia to retire in England in 1758.