The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom what is now called Cape Henlopen was originally named.

However, it was only from 1735, with the arrival of the French governor, Mahé de La Bourdonnais, that " Isle de France " started developing effectively.

* October 26 – Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, governor of New France ( b. 1693 )

* July 9 – Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English governor of Virginia ( d. 1618 )

The strict and conservative education he received from the Duc de La Vauguyon, " gouverneur des Enfants de France " ( governor of the Children of France ), from 1760 until his marriage in 1770, did not prepare him for the throne that he was to inherit in 1774 after the death of his grandfather, Louis XV.

It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.

The governor general's residence at Citadelle of Quebec | La Citadelle

Antoine de Quélen de Stuer de Caussade, Duke of La Vauguyon, a friend of his father, was named his governor.

In the first decade of the 18th century, 10, 000 – 12, 000 Indians were taken as slaves according to the governor of La Florida and by 1710, observers noted that north Florida was virtually depopulated.

After the victory over Almagro's men, he was appointed governor of La Culata and re-established the town of Guayaquil, previously founded by Pizarro and repopulated by Sebastián de Belalcázar.

He remained the nominal governor, and he had received complaints from the Virginia settlers about Argall's tyranny in governing them for him, so Lord De La Warr set sail for Virginia again in 1618, to investigate those charges.

* Nicolas Gargot de La Rochette, governor of Placentia

Due to fears of tides and hurricanes in the 18th century, the capital of French Louisiana was later moved by colonial governor Bienville, in 1723, from Biloxi to a new inland harbor town named La Nouvelle-Orléans ( New Orleans ), built for the purpose in 1718 – 1720.

* Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Wisconsin governor and United States senator

In 1752, Domingo Vandewalle, a military governor of Las Palmas, attempted to investigate them, and Aquilino Padron, a priest at Las Palmas, catalogued inscriptions at El Julan, La Candía and La Caleta on El Hierro.

After Puerto Rico became the " The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico " in 1952, the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, signed law # 2 of July 24, 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as " La Borinqueña " was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico.

Ignacio Olagüe, in La Revolución islámica en occidente, argues Ṭāriq to have been a Goth and the nominal governor of Tingitania.

It was named after the Marquis de La Jonquière, governor of New France from 1749 to 1752.

After the elder La Verendrye's death the new governor Jonquiére forced his sons out of their father's patrimony and control of the west was given to Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre ( 1750-53 ).

In 1569 the graduate Sancho Busto de Villegas, a member of the Supreme Council of the Inquisition and governor of the Archbishopric of Toledo ( afterwards Bishop of Avila ) wrote, based on the trial documents, which were stored in the Valladolid court archives, Relación autorizada del martirio del Santo Inocente ( Authorized Account of the Martyrdom of Saint Innocent ), which was deposited in the municipal archives of La Guardia town hall.

Other well-known speakers and lecturers in Chautauqua events of various forms included Member of the U. S. House of Representatives Champ Clark from Missouri, Missouri Governor Herbert S. Hadley, and " Fighting Bob " La Follette ( governor of Wisconsin at the time ).

However, he became romantically involved with Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio, the governor of La Gomera, and he ended up staying one month.

But the danger to their settlements and power was partly averted by the bitter mutual jealousy which existed between Dupleix and Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, French governor of the Isle of Bourbon ( today's La Réunion ).

One governor, Philip La Follette, served non-consecutive terms.

The Insurgents ' Nils Haugen sought the party nomination for governor in 1894, and La Follette followed in 1896 and 1898.

As governor, La Follette championed numerous progressive reforms, including the first workers ' compensation system, railroad rate reform, direct legislation, municipal home rule, open government, the minimum wage, non-partisan elections, the open primary system, direct election of U. S. Senators, women's suffrage, and progressive taxation.

* Robert M. La Follette, Sr. ( 1855 – 1925 ), senator, congressman, governor of Wisconsin and candidate for President, ( 1912 and 1924 )

Like many of their neighbors, the family was Progressive and discussed ideas championed by Robert M. La Follette, Sr., a leader of the Progressive movement who served as Wisconsin's governor from 1900 to 1906 and thereafter as a member of the U. S. Senate.

The Wisconsin Idea, in United States History, also refers to a series of political reforms of the late 19th century and early 20th century whose strongest advocate was Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Wisconsin's governor ( 1901 – 1906 ) and senator ( 1906 – 1925 ).

In 1931, Wisconsin's reform-minded Republican governor, Philip La Follette, asked him to become a member of the state's reorganized Public Service Commission.

Lilienthal's credentials for overseeing the Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA ) were earned as a member of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission under Wisconsin's innovative governor Philip La Follette.

La Follette was defeated seeking reelection as governor in 1938.

The Sentinel immediately opposed the newly elected governor La Follette.

Dern, owned the Landmark trademark, Dern gained the Democratic nomination for governor in 1924, and during the campaign he received backing from the Utah Progressive party and an endorsement from Progressive presidential candidate Robert La Follette.

* Robert M. La Follette, Sr .: Wisconsin governor, senator and Progressive Party candidate for U. S. President in 1924 ; husband of Belle Case La Follette

In 1803, the inhabitants signed a petition addressed to the Jamaican governor asking him to grant them a tax exemption from the " Transient Tax on Wreck Goods ".

The main body of the church moved first to Kirtland, Ohio in the early 1830s, then to Missouri in 1838, where the 1838 Mormon War with other Missouri settlers ensued, culminating in adherents being expelled from the state under Missouri Executive Order 44 signed by the governor of Missouri.

Two months later, the governor William L. Greenly signed into law the act of the legislature officially making Lansing Township the state capital.

A later proposal by William Barton Rogers led to a charter for the incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was signed by the governor of Massachusetts on April 10, 1861.

It was not until 1973 that Washington was able, with Partee's help in the Senate, to have the bill enacted and signed by the governor.

They drew up regulations for good government, but the Bahamian governor, William Shirley, drew up his own regulations for the Turks and ordered that no one might work at salt raking who had not signed assent to his regulations.

As governor, Dewey also signed legislation that created the State University of New York.

The Act creating the county of Marion of the Territory of Florida was signed on March 14, 1844, by the territorial governor, R. K. Call.

Petitions signed by California state voters equal in number to 12 % of the last vote for the office of governor ( with signatures from each of 5 counties equal in number to 1 % of the last vote for governor in the county ) can launch a gubernatorial recall election.

The last attempt, the Pico Act of 1859, was passed by the California State Legislature, signed by the State governor, approved overwhelmingly by voters in the proposed Territory of Colorado and sent to Washington D. C. with a strong advocate in Senator Milton Latham.

On 6 January 1579, several southern provinces, unhappy with William's radical following, signed the Treaty of Arras, in which they agreed to accept their Catholic governor, Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma ( who had succeeded Don John ).

Any bills presented to a governor after a session has ended must be signed to become law.

In 1732 the proprietary governor of Maryland, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, signed a provisional agreement with William Penn's sons, which drew a line somewhere in between and renounced the Calvert claim to Delaware.

Windom was declared the county seat in the 1872 general election and a proclamation was signed by the governor.

On March 22, the first governor of Plymouth Colony, John Carver, signed a treaty with Massasoit, declaring an alliance between the Pokanoket and the Englishmen and requiring the two parties to defend each other in times of need.

The measure went through without opposition and was signed by the governor.

1903 A petition signed by a majority of the land holders was submitted to the governor asking that Lake Arthur by incorporated as a village.

After the legislature voted on March 9, 1899, the governor signed the bill on March 20, making Florham Park a borough.

The State of Oklahoma and Kyoto Prefecture signed a sister state agreement in 1985 through the auspices of the governor ’ s office.

John Adams owned none ; George Washington freed his slaves in his will ( his wife independently held numerous dower slaves ); Thomas Jefferson freed five slaves in his will, and the remaining 130 were sold to settle his estate debts ; James Madison did not free his slaves but some were sold to pay off estate debts, and his wife and son retained most to work Montpelier plantation ; Benjamin Franklin freed his slaves ; Alexander Hamilton likely owned slaves and freed them, as he was an officer of the New York Manumission Society ; the society was founded by John Jay, who freed his domestic slaves in 1798, the same year as governor he signed a gradual abolition law in New York.

A bill signed by Alabama governor Bob Riley on April 27, 2010 requires a court order before recordings can be made public.

Munich-based Schlegel Consulting Engineers said they had signed the contract with the Iranian ministry of transport and the governor of Mashad.

As in most states, but unlike the U. S. President, the governor can also make line-item vetoes, where specific provisions in bills can be stripped out while allowing the overall bill to be signed into law.