Herbert Jeffreys (English Army officer)
Herbert Jeffreys | |
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Portrait of Jeffreys, c. 1677 | |
| Acting Governor of Virginia | |
| In office April 27, 1677 – December 17, 1678 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | Sir William Berkeley |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Chicheley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1620 – 1625 |
| Died | 17 December 1678 Jamestown, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Spouse | Susanna Osborne |
| Children | 7 |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Herbert Jeffreys (c. 1620 – 17 December 1678) was an English army officer and colonial administrator who served as the acting governor of Virginia in the immediate aftermath of Bacon's Rebellion. American historian Douglas Edward Leach described Jeffreys as a "chief troubleshooter" and "the most active and expert guardsman in the political police function of the courtier army."