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.
How many years may the Governor of Virginia serve? The state of Virginia is currently the only state where the Governor cannot serve more than one term at a time. He/she may serve as many non-consectutive terms as they want bu â¦ t no consectutive terms. The legnth of a Virginia Governor's term is 4 years.