Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Technically, Gooch only held the title of Royal Lieutenant Governor, but the nominal governors, Lord Orkney and Lord Albemarle, were in England and did not exercise much authority. Gooch's tenure as governor was characterized by his unusual political effectiveness.
Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet
Gooch's American Marines in the attack on Fort San Lazaro at Cartagena in 1741
Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
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Lieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier.
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Anne van Keppel (1703 – 1789) in old age
The Earl of Cadogan; Albemarle acted as his deputy in diplomatic negotiations with the Dutch Republic and Austria
Lauffeld in July 1747; Albemarle commanded the British infantry, whose discipline mitigated an Allied defeat