Anthony Armistead | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Elizabeth City County | |
| In office 1693–1705 Serving with William Wilson, Mathew Watts, Willis Wilson | |
| Preceded by | William Armistead Jr |
| Succeeded by | William Armistead |
| In office November 1682 – 1684 Serving with Baldwin Shepherd, Edward Mihill | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Jarvis. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Allomby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth City County, Virginia |
| Died | spring 1705 Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Hannah Ellyson |
| Children | William Armistead |
| Occupation | planter, politician, militia officer, justice of the peace |
Captain Anthony Armistead (ca. 1645–before 1705) was a planter, militia officer, politician and Justice of the Peace in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in the British Empire.[1] He may be best known for participating in the courts-martial after Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, for his own multiple terms in the House of Burgesses representing Elizabeth City County, Virginia, or for increasing the wealth and political prominence of his Tidewater Virginia family.