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Virginia Governor's Council
The '''Governor's Council
, also known as the
Privy Council
and
Council of State''', was the upper house of the legislature of the
Colony of Virginia
(the
House of Burgesses
being the other house). It also served as an advisory body to the
royal governor
and as the highest judicial body in the colony. Beginning in the 1630s, its 12 members were appointed by the
British sovereign
. After Virginia declared its independence from
Great Britain
in 1776, members were appointed by the
General Assembly
, and most of their powers were redistributed to the newly formed
Senate of Virginia
and
the state's judiciary
. The Council was formally abolished after delegates to the
1850 Virginia constitutional convention
voted to enact what became known as the "Reform Constitution," which vested many of its remaining functions in the popularly elected offices of
Governor
,
Lieutenant Governor
, and
Attorney General
.
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Legislative journals of the Council of colonial Virginia
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McIlwaine, Henry Read
Published 1918
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Executive journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia ... June 11, 1680-May 3, 1775
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McIlwaine, Henry Read
Published 1925
Virginia State Library
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Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia : 1622-1632, 1670-1676, with notes and excerpts from original Council and General Court records, into 1683, now lost
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McIlwaine, Henry Read
Published 1924
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