the colony and proposed that British tax policy be changed. In 1765, however, he dissolved the House of Burgesses when it passed a resolution against the Stamp Act. Patrick Henry was a thorn in Fauquier's side for some time; he always called Henry "young and hotheaded". Except in combating disloyalty, he sympathized with the colonists, and was one of the ablest and most popular of the royal governors. Fauquier died in Virginia in 1768 at the age of 65. A residence hall at the College of William and Mary is named after Fauquier. Works An Essay on Ways and Means for Raising Money for the Support of the Present War, without Increasing the Public Debts (1756) : Fauquier wrote this essay, which generated significant public debate, in the context of the Seven Years' War with France. In it, he argued that the war would be too expensive for the government to finance by increasing taxes on manufacturers or workers, and suggested that taxes be levied on houses instead. In a second edition he added arguments in favour of a capitation tax based on estates and consumption. See also Joseph Royle (publisher) Age of Enlightenment George Wythe and William Small, close friends and contemporaries of Fauquier Notes References The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 7, 1935, article by Robert Douthat Meade. External links Biography at Encyclopedia Virginia 1703 births 1768 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Colonial governors of Virginia English people of French descent Huguenots