Timeline Tuesday 1 June 1779

Tuesday 1 June 1779

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Events on Tuesday 1 June 1779 1

1779 Thomas Jefferson elected Governor of Virginia Succeeds Patrick Henry as the state's second governor The Virginia General Assembly elected Thomas Jefferson governor, succeeding Patrick Henry. He served two one-year terms during the Revolutionary War. His term ended in 1781 as British forces invaded the state.