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Ralph Wormeley Sr.
Ralph Wormeley (ca. 1620-1651) emigrated to the Virginia colony, where he became a planter and politician who represented York County, Virginia, York County in the House of Burgesses and developed Rosegill, Rosegill plantation in what became Middlesex County, Virginia, Middlesex County after his death. Early life and education Born in England, Wormeley could trace his ancestry to Sir John de Wormeley of Hatfield in Yorkshire. His elder brother Christopher Wormeley (immigrant), Christopher Wormeley was among the British who captured Tortuga Island from the French, and had served as that colony's acting governor before its capture by the Spanish, after which he moved to Virginia, where he died. Career Wormeley settled in York County, Virginia around 1636, and became a justice of the peace (although he may have left and returned as did his brother, the justices jointly administering counties in that era). In 1645 or 1649 Wormeley patented 3200 acres along the southern side of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Governor's Council
The Governor's Council (also known as the "Council of State" or simply "the Council") was the upper house of the colonial legislature (the House of Burgesses was the other house) in the Colony of Virginia from 1607 until the American Revolution in 1776. Consisting of 12 men who, after the 1630s were appointed by the British Sovereign, the Governor's Council also served as an advisory body to the Virginia Royal Governor and as the highest judicial body in the colony. Organization The Council consisted of no more than 12 men who served lifetime appointments to advise the governor and were, together with the governor, the highest court in the colony. Thus this body served as a legislative, executive, and judicial body. Modeled after the British House of Lords, the Governor's Council went through a definite evolution as the Virginia colony grew. During much of the colonial period, the governor was absentee and the lieutenant governor was the beneficiary of the council's advice. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |