Thomas Harwood
| Thomas Harwood | |
|---|---|
| 5th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
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In office 1647–1649 | |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Harmer |
| Succeeded by | Edward Major |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died |
1652 Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Grace (1st) |
| Residence | Queen Hith Plantation, Warwick County, Virginia |
Captain Thomas Harwood (died 1652) was a Virginia soldier, landowner and politician. He served multiple terms as a burgess in the 1630s and 1640s, and was "one of the chieff of the Mutinous Burgesses" who expelled Governor Sir John Harvey in 1635. He was Speaker of the House of Burgesses 1647–49, and was named to the Council shortly before his death in 1652.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Kukla, pp. 45-46
References
- Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
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