Sir Herbert Jeffreys | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Herbert_Jeffreys_Portrait.jpg) Portrait of Jeffreys, c. 1677 | |
| Acting Governor of Virginia | |
| In office April 27, 1677 – December 17, 1678 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | Sir William Berkeley |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Chicheley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1620 – 1625 Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 17 December 1678 Jamestown, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Spouse | Susanna Osborne |
| Children | 7 |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Herbert Jeffreys (c. 1620 – 17 December 1678) was an English Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the acting governor of Virginia in the immediate aftermath of Bacon's Rebellion.[1][2][3] American historian Douglas Edward Leach described Jeffreys as a "chief troubleshooter" and "the most active and expert guardsman in the political police function of the courtier army."[4]
- ^ "Governors of Virginia". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Bluebook of the Commonwealth of Virginia - Governors of Virginia". www.bluebook.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Calendar of the State Papers, Colonial Series, 1574-1660, preserved in the state paper department of Her Majesty's public record office: Edited by W. Noël Sainsbury. IV. H.M. Stationery Office. 1893. p. 486.
- ^ Leach, Douglas Edward (2010-06-15). Roots of Conflict: British Armed Forces and Colonial Americans, 1677-1763. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8078-9879-6.