<P> The Capitol at Williamsburg served until the American Revolutionary War began , when Governor Thomas Jefferson urged it that the capital be relocated to Richmond . The building was last used as a capitol on December 24 , 1779 , when the Virginia General Assembly adjourned to reconvene in 1780 at the new capital , Richmond . </P>
why was virginia capital moved from williamsburg to richmond
Governor Thomas Jefferson urged it that the capital be relocated to Richmond