Thomas Walker Gilmer resigned to take a seat in the US House of Reps. Guess it took the General Assembly a while to choose a successor. James R. Greve Archivist The Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 (804)692-3752 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Jim Watkinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 11:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: query: Acting as Governor Listers: I'm sure this will get a quick response. The Hornbook lists three different individuals "member[s] of the Council of State acting as governor" from March 1841 - January 1843. Why? Thanks in advance. Jim Watkinson James D. Watkinson, Ph.D. Archives Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 804.692.3804 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html