Robert Beverley | |
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| Attorney General for the Virginia colony pro tempore | |
| In office March 10, 1676 – 1677 | |
| Preceded by | George Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1635 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1687 (aged 51–52) Middlesex County, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Beverley (d.1662), Mary Keeble (d.1678), Katherine Hone |
| Children | 3, including Peter and Robert |
Major Robert Beverley (c. 1635–c. 1687) was an English-born merchant, attorney and military officer who served as the Attorney General of Virginia from 1676 to 1677. Born in Yorkshire, he emigrated to the English colony of Virginia and worked as a merchant, growing wealthy from his business dealings. Following Bacon's Rebellion, Beverley was appointed as the colony's pro tempore attorney general. One of the wealthiest men in the Tidewater region during his lifetime, he eventually came to own roughly 28,000 acres in four counties along with several slaves, serving as the founder of the Beverley family of Virginia.[1]
- ^ Emory G. Evans, "Beverley, Robert" in Dictionary of Virginia Biography (2006) vol. 3 p. , also available at "Robert Beverley (Bap. 1635–1687) – Encyclopedia Virginia".