A Deputy governor is a gubernatorial official who is subordinated to a governor, rather like a Lieutenant governor.
Read more about Deputy Governor: British Colonial Cases, Governor's Deputy
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“The only law was that enforced by the Creek Lighthorsemen and the U.S. deputy marshals who paid rare and brief visits; or the “two volumes of common law” that every man carried strapped to his thighs.”
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“There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.”
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