That experience is the parent of wisdom, is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of mankind.
Our Governor today is a very powerful executive. But it hasnât always been that way. The first Governor under the constitution was the great patriot, Patrick Henry. The Virginia Convention elected him Governor on June 29, 1776, the same day it proclaimed the new constitution. He had virtually no power, nor did Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the other early governors.
The first Kentucky Governor after Virginia was split into Virginia and Kentucky in 1792 was Democrat â¦ ic-Republican Isaac Shelby. + 11 others found this useful. Nathan Aud. Robin Harris. 521,978 Contributions. I'm a country cook who loves to experiment in the kitchen.