Dinwiddie
Americannoun
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Ben Kingsley, trying a Scottish accent as the Glasgow-born lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony, Robert Dinwiddie, at least gets a character arc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Her high school was bigger but had a name that didn’t sound very ambitious: Dinwiddie Training School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Judge Joseph Teefy of Dinwiddie Circuit Court on Sunday approved the prosecutor’s motion to nolle prosequi — or effectively drop for now — the case against five sheriff’s deputies, according to court records.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Spencer Dinwiddie made three three-pointers and Taurean Prince added a pair from deep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
On an October day in 1753, Robert Dinwiddie, Royal Governor of His Majesty’s Colony of Virginia, sat in his office in Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia, reading the latest reports from the frontier.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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