Gerrard Fowke | |
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Member of the Maryland Assembly for Charles County | |
In office 1666 | |
Member of the House of Burgesses for Westmoreland County | |
In office 1663-1665 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Fowke |
Succeeded by | John Washington |
Personal details | |
Born | 1626 Brewood, Staffordshire, England |
Died | October 15, 1669 Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland |
Spouse | Ann Thorogood Chandler |
Children | Roger, Adam and Gerrard Fowke Jr., Mary Fowke Mason, Elizabeth Fowke Dent |
Relatives | Thomas Fowke (brother) |
Gerrard Foulke or Fowke (1626 – October 15, 1669) was an English merchant who became a planter, military officer and politician in the Colony of Virginia, then the Maryland Colony. He succeeded his brother and business partner Thomas Fowke and represented Westmoreland County in the House of Burgesses, before marrying a widow, moving to Port Tobacco and representing Charles County in the Maryland Assembly.[1][2]