Francis Fauquier

Francis Fauquier
Lieutenant governor of Virginia
In office
1758–1768
MonarchsGeorge II
George III
Preceded byRobert Dinwiddie
Succeeded byNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
Personal details
Born1703
England
Died3 March 1768 (aged 64–65)
Colony of Virginia, British America
OccupationColonial administrator

Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a British colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. Born in England to a Huguenot family, he emigrated to the British colony of Virginia to take up of the office of lieutenant governor. A teacher and close friend of Thomas Jefferson, Fauquier frequently hosted lavish parties for the American gentry as governor.[1]

Fauquier County in present-day Virginia,[2] a campus building at the College of William & Mary, and The Fauquier Society, a secret society at the College of William & Mary, are named for him.

  1. ^ Hailman, John (2006-11-08). Thomas Jefferson on Wine. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-841-8.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.