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Edward Maria Wingfield is ousted as first president of the governing council of the Colony of Virginia; he is replaced by John Ratcliffe.
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Edward Maria Wingfield
Early colonial governor in Virginia (1550–1631)
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British colony in North America (1606–1776)
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Colonial governor of Virginia
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