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William Nelson

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Gender Male
Death252 years ago
Born Yorktown
Virginia
United States
Date of died November 19,1772
DiedYorktown
Virginia
United States
Parents Thomas Nelson
Children Thomas Nelson Jr.
Hugh Nelson
William Nelson
Grandchildren Hugh Nelson
Capt Thomas Nelson
Date of birth January 1,1711
Great grandchild Anne Butler Wickham
Current partner Elizabeth Burwell
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William Nelson Life story


William Nelson was an American planter, politician, and colonial leader from Yorktown, Virginia. In the interim between the royal governors Norborne Berkeley and Lord Dunmore, he served as governor of colonial Virginia in 1770 and 1771.

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