Botetourt arrived on October 26, 1768, as Virginia's first governor to rule the colony in person in sixty years.

He had ruled the former French colony with an authoritarian hand since 1967, four years after he helped lead Africa's first post-colonial coup.

William Markham, the lieutenant governor commissioned by Penn in 1694, ruled the colony imperialistically and acted aggressively towards the assembly.

A perfect concord ruled the little colony.

The Colonial Office finally decided that sending naval governors to rule the colony was untenable.

His tenure came to an end on March 27, 1838 when the constitution that ruled the colony was suspended.

The Commission recommended the suspension of responsible government and the institution of an appointed Commission of Government to rule the colony.

Pretoria's mandate to rule the former German colony was revoked by the United Nations in 1966.

In 1830, a Legislative Council was formed to help the Governor to rule the colony, with the first sitting in 1832.

"Well, the ship is commanded by-" "Who's going to rule the colony," said Peter.