Governor Of Virginia

picture info	Governor Of Virginia The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia for a four-year term. The current holder of the office is Ralph Northam, who was sworn in on January 13, 2018.Contents1 Qualifications 2 Duties 3 Powers 4 History4.1 Colony 4.2 Commonwealth5 Style 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksQualifications[edit] Candidates for governor must be United States citizens who have resided in Virginia Virginia and been a registered voter for five years prior to the election in which they are running.[2] The candidates must be at least 30 years of age. Unlike other state governors, Virginia Virginia governors are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. They have been barred from immediate re-election since the adoption of Virginia's second constitution, in 1830 [...More...]
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picture info	Commonwealth Of England The Commonwealth Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England England and Wales, later along with Ireland Ireland and Scotland,[1] was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England England to be a Commonwealth",[2] adopted by the Rump Parliament Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649. Power in the early Commonwealth Commonwealth was vested primarily in the Parliament and a Council of State [...More...]
picture info	English Civil War Parliamentarian victoryExecution of King Charles I Exile of Charles II Establishment of the republican Commonwealth under Oliver CromwellBelligerentsEnglish, Scottish, Welsh and Irish Royalists English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish ParliamentariansCommanders and leadersKing Charles I Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine Charles IIEarl of Essex Thomas Fairfax Oliver CromwellCasualties and losses50,000[1] 34,000[1]127,000 noncombat deaths (including some 40,000 civilians)[a]v t eEnglish Civil WarFirst Second ThirdThe English Civil War English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's government [...More...]
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picture info	Virginia Company Of London The London London Company (also called the Charter of the Virginia Virginia Company of London) was an English joint stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by King James I King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.[1] The territory granted to the London London Company included the eastern coast of America from the 34th parallel (Cape Fear) north to the 41st parallel (in Long Island Sound). As part of the Virginia Virginia Company and Colony, the London London Company owned a large portion of Atlantic and Inland Canada. The company was permitted by its charter to establish a 100-square-mile (260 km2) settlement within this area [...More...]