Berkeley,Sir William

Berkeley,Sir William
Berke·ley (bûrkʹlē, bärkʹ-), Sir William. 1606-1677.
English colonial governor of Virginia (1641-1649 and 1660-1677) whose policies led to Bacon's Rebellion (1676).

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