Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
The Lord Botetourt | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Virginia | |
| In office 1768–1770 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Francis Fauquier |
| Succeeded by | William Nelson |
| Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire | |
| In office 1762–1766 | |
| Preceded by | John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley |
| Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire | |
| In office 1741–1763 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1717 Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 15 October 1770 (aged 52–53) Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Resting place | Wren Building |
| Political party | Tory |
| Children | Charles |
| Alma mater | Westminster School |
Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (c. 1717 – 15 October 1770) was a British Tory politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died in office.
While serving as rector at the College of William & Mary, Berkeley endowed the creation of the Botetourt Medal, an award to incentivize student scholarship.: 147–148 After his death, the Virginia General Assembly commissioned Richard Hayward to produce Lord Botetourt, a marble statue depicting Berkeley that stood in the Capitol in Williamsburg. The original survives on the campus of the college, while a replica stands in front of the college's Wren Building.