Some early governors sent by the Virginia Company acted in the spirit of crusaders.

State law did not require competitive bidding, and earlier governors had engaged in similar practices.

In January 1783, he was elected an early governor of the state-a position that he held for one year.

Samuel Baker, an early English governor in the Sudan, knew better.

The town is named after George Clinton, an early governor of New York.

Most of Illinois' early governors were slaveowners, and Edwards was no exception.

The earliest governor represented is William Livingston, who served from 1776 to 1790.

These early governors operated a throttle valve to control the flow of steam to the engine.

The locals were a scrappy bunch, and gave the early governors and their agents a hard time.

For instance, most of the early governors were French Creole Catholics.