Joseph Prentis | |
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| Judge of the General Court | |
| In office January 4, 1788 – June 18th, 1809 | |
| 6th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office October 16, 1786 – January 8, 1788 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Matthews |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from York County | |
| In office 1777–1778 | |
| In office 1782–1788 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from James City County | |
| In office 1781–1782 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Williamsburg | |
| In office 1776–1778 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1754 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 18, 1809 (aged 55) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
Margaret Bowdoin
(m. 1778; died 1801) |
| Children | 8
|
| Parent(s) | William Prentis Mary Brooke |
| Relatives | John Prentis (brother) |
| Education | College of William & Mary |
Joseph Prentis (January 24, 1754 – June 18, 1809) was a Virginia politician. He represented Williamsburg in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1786 until 1788. From 1788 until his death, Prentis was a judge in the General Court of Virginia.[1]
- ^ Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates. p. 25.
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