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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gooch, Sir Williams 1681-1751 (search)
Gooch, Sir Williams 1681-1751 Colonial governor; born in Yarmouth, Eng., Oct. 21, 1681; had been an officer under Marlborough, and in 1740 commanded in the unsuccessful attack on Carthagena. In 1746 he was made a brigadier-general and was knighted, and in 1747 a major-general. He ruled with equity in Virginia, and was never complained of. He returned to England in 1749, and died in London, Dec. 17, 1751.