Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt

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Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt was an 18th-century British colonial governor of Virginia remembered for his popular administration and for having several American counties and institutions named in his honor.

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Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt canonical 4
4th Baron Botetourt 1
Baron de Botetourt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
colonial governor
member of the British peerage
appointedBy George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: King George III
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
ethnicGroup English
familyName Berkeley
givenName Norborne
governedTerritory Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Colony of Virginia
hasMonument statue of Lord Botetourt at the College of William & Mary
honoredBy Botetourt County, Arkansas
Botetourt County, Kentucky (historical)
Botetourt County, Virginia
Botetourt dormitory at the College of William & Mary
Lord Botetourt High School
knownFor conciliatory attitude toward American colonists
support for the College of William & Mary
languageSpoken English
legacy commemorated in place names across the United States
remembered favorably by Virginians
nobleTitle Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt self-linksurface differs
surface form: 4th Baron Botetourt
notableFor namesake of educational institutions in Virginia
namesake of several American counties
popular administration as colonial governor of Virginia
politicalAlignment British colonial administration
positionHeld Governor of the Colony of Virginia
residence London, England
Williamsburg
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
timePeriod 18th century
titleHeld Baron Botetourt in the Peerage of England

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Berkeley County, West Virginia namedAfter Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
Berkeley County, South Carolina namedFor Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
Berkeley County namedAfter Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
this entity surface form: Norborne Berkeley
Berkeley County namedAfter Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
this entity surface form: Baron de Botetourt
Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt nobleTitle Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 4th Baron Botetourt
Berkeley family hasMember Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
Berkeley hasNotableBearer Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt