| They were put up for brigadier generalcies and he was rewarded with governorship of Sonora. |
| On June 30, 1629, Henry Hawley arrived on the island and assumed the governorship. |
| For years, Best painfully articulated that the form in outward appearance may be Westminster but the content is pure, unadulterated governorship. |
| As consul, he used violence to force through legislation favouring Pompey and Crassus and giving himself the governorship of Gaul. |
| Almost immediately after winning the governorship, he had begun to maneuver for a seat in the U.S. Senate. |
| A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure. |
