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Portrait of Francis Fauquier

Francis Fauquier

Acting governor of Virginia, a courtly and cultivated man of the world.

From "Thomas Jefferson" by Merwin, Henry Childs

Core Belief

"Likely valued social grace, intellectual pursuits, and the pleasures of life."

Worldview

As a governor and man of the world, he likely saw the world through a lens of power, privilege, and social connections.

Personality

Courtly, honorable, and highly cultivated, Fauquier was a man of the world with a taste for gambling.

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