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Edward Nott

Colonel Edward Nott was an English Colonial Governor of Virginia. He was appointed by Queen Anne on either April 25, 1705 or August 15, 1705. His administration lasted only one year, as he died in 1706 at the age of 49. He is interred at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is noted as having been a "mild, benevolent man."

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Colonel Edward Nott12 (16573 – August 23, 1706) was an English Colonial Governor of Virginia. He was appointed by Queen Anne on either April 25, 17054 or August 15, 1705.5 His administration lasted only one year, as he died in 17066 at the age of 49.7 He is interred at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia.8 He is noted as having been a "mild, benevolent man."9

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  1. Squires, William Henry Tappey (1929). Through Centuries Three: A Short History of the People of Virginia. Printcraft Press, inc. p. 248.
  2. Beverley, Robert (1855). The History of Virginia: In Four Parts. J. W. Randolph. pp. 88.
  3. Brock, R.A. (1888). Virginia and Virginians. H.H. Hardesty. pp. 32.
  4. Kennedy, John Pendleton (1905). Calendar of Transcripts: Including the Annual Report of the Department of Archives and History. Davis Bottom. pp. 275.
  5. Flippin, Percy Scott (1919). The Royal Government in Virginia, 1624-1775. Columbia University Press. pp. 116.
  6. Arthur, Timothy Shay (1853). The History of Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lippincott, Grambo & Co. pp. 207.
  7. Campbell, Charles (1860). History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 876.
  8. Meade, William (1891). Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. J. B. Lippincott Company. pp. 194–195.
  9. Campbell, Charles (1860). History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia. J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 876.