Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
NameGov. Richard Bennett 
, M
, MBirth1608
Death12 Apr 1675
Public Office FactGovernor of Virginia under the Cromwellian government.
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FlagsNotable, Public Office Flag, Volume 1
Biography notes for Gov. Richard Bennett
Richard Bennet accompanied served as the governor of the Virginia Colony 1652-1655, replacing Gov. William Berkley when the Parliamentary Fleet arrived and secure the surrender of the Colony to the Cromwellian government. Nicholas Meriwether served as one of the Clerks of the Quarter Court under Bennet.