Fulwar Skipwith
| Fulwar Skipwith | |
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| Governor of West Florida | |
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In office October 27, 1810 – December 10, 1810 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born |
February 21, 1765 Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Died | January 7, 1839 (aged 73) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American, West Floridian |
| Profession | Diplomat, Politician, Farmer |
| Religion | Christian |
Fulwar Skipwith (February 21, 1765 – January 7, 1839) was an American diplomat and politician, who served as a U.S. Consul in Martinique, and later as the U.S. Consul-General in France. He was the first and only Governor of the Republic of West Florida in 1810.
Skipwith was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and was a distant cousin of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Skipwith studied at the College of William & Mary, but left at age 16 to enlist in the army during the American Revolutionary War. He served at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. After American independence was achieved, he entered the tobacco trade.
Following the French Revolution of 1789, Skipwith was appointed as US Consul to the French colony of Martinique in 1790. He experienced the turmoil of the Revolution, as well as the aftermath of the abortive slave insurrection in Martinique, before departing in 1793. In 1795, Skipwith was appointed Consul-General in Paris under the US Minister to France, James Monroe.
On June 2, 1802, Fulwar Skipwith married Louise Barbe Vandenclooster, a Flemish baroness. Her sister was Thereze Josephine van den Clooster.
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