Named Entity Results, Grantley Berkeley

ernors, kings, ministers, and English noblemen; or by the adoption of those of English counties. Thus, King and Queen county was named in honor of William and Mary; King William in honor of William after Mary's death; King George in honor of George I. Elizabeth City, James City, Charles City, Princess Anne, Prince George, Prince William, Prince Edward, and probably Amelia. Charlotte, Augusta, Caroline, and Louisa, are all named after members of the successive royal families. Berkeley, Culpeper, Dinwiddie, Fauquier, and Botetourt, were so called in compliment to the Colonial Governors of those names.--Goochland was also named in honor of Gov. Gooch. Shenandoah was likewise first called after Governor Dunmore, but the name was changed after Dunmore became the enemy of the Colony. Albemarle, Amherst, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fairfax, Gloucester, Halifax, Hampshire, Hanover, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Loudon, Mecklenburg, Middles

Grantley Berkeley. The Philadelphia North American says that before Grantley Berkeley came to this country, circulars were sent from the office of the London "Field," a very respectable and influential sporting paper, to most of the leading American journals, its own among the number, announcing the intended visit of the Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley, M. P., to America upon a sporting tour, accompanied by his pack of hounds, and soliciting for him the hospitalities and friendship of American Grantley Berkeley came to this country, circulars were sent from the office of the London "Field," a very respectable and influential sporting paper, to most of the leading American journals, its own among the number, announcing the intended visit of the Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley, M. P., to America upon a sporting tour, accompanied by his pack of hounds, and soliciting for him the hospitalities and friendship of American gentlemen. This circular was published by those journals, and, thus endorsed, Mr. Berkeley was everywhere well received. The American is of opinion that this is the most aggravated case of recent date, and should serve as a warning in future to our countrymen to beware whom they entertain and how they treat them.