Augustine Warner Jr. | |
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 Portrait of Col. Augustine Warner Jr. | |
| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office 1677–1681 | |
| 15th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office March 1676 – May 1676 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Wynne |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Godwin |
| In office February 1677 – April 2, 1677 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Godwin |
| Succeeded by | William Travers |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Gloucester County | |
| In office 1672–1677 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Jenings |
| Succeeded by | John Armistead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1642 Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 19, 1681 (aged 39) Virginia, British America |
| Resting place | Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia |
| Spouse | Mildred Reade |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Augustine Warner Mary Townley (1614-1662) |
| Relatives | Thomas Warner (grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia |
| Occupation | Planter and politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Colonel[1][2] |
| Battles/wars | Bacon's Rebellion |
Colonel Augustine Warner Jr. (June 3, 1642 – June 19, 1681) was an American planter, military officer and politician.[2] He served in the House of Burgesses from 1666 to 1677 and was its Speaker in two separate sessions in 1676 and 1677, before and after Bacon's Rebellion. Warner then served on the Virginia Governor's Council from October 1677 until his death.[3] Warner is the last common ancestor of George Washington and King Charles III.[4]
- ^ McDonough, Samuel. Our Founding Fathers Homes and Churches in Virginia. Sandy McDonough. ISBN 9780615288543. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Selleck, William Edwin (1916). Selleck Memorial: With Collateral Connections. Priv. print. [R. R. Donnelley and sons Company. p. 72. ISBN 9780598997418. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Kukla, pp. 65–67
- ^ Albert H. Spencer, Genealogy of the Spencer family (1956), p. v (snippet)