Dinwiddie

[ din-wid-ee, din-wid-ee ]

/ dɪnˈwɪd i, ˈdɪn wɪd i /

Robert, 1693–1770, British colonial administrator in America: lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751–58.

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Dinwiddie was opposed to paper money, but the Burgesses, knowing that they had the whip hand, would not yield.
Give Me Liberty|Thomas J. Wertenbaker
She had placed Mr. Dinwiddie and Mr. Osborne on either side of her, smiling at Clavering.
Black Oxen|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
The end of March, 1865, was approaching when I set out on what was to prove my last tour of duty amid the pine woods of Dinwiddie.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
Governor Dinwiddie, of Virginia, appointed him an officer in the State militia, with the rank of major.
American Leaders and Heroes|Wilbur Fisk Gordy

The Burgesses petitioned Dinwiddie to rescind it so far as Virginia was concerned.
Give Me Liberty|Thomas J. Wertenbaker