Thomas Fowke (burgess)

Thomas Fowke
Member of the House of Burgesses for Westmoreland County
In office
1660-March 1662
Preceded byJohn Holland
Succeeded byGerrard Fowke
Member of the House of Burgesses for James City County
In office
1659
Preceded byThomas Loveinge
Succeeded byRobert Ellison
Personal details
BornEngland
Diedcirca 1663
London, England
RelativesGerrard Fowke(brother)

Thomas Foulke or Fowke (died 1663) was an English merchant who became a planter, military officer and politician in the Colony of Virginia. He represented James City County and later Westmoreland County in the House of Burgesses after he and his brother and business partner Gerrard Fowke bought property in the Northern Neck of Virginia.[1][2]

  1. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown People to 1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1.
  2. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography vol.1. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 239.