Thomas Fowke | |
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Member of the House of Burgesses for Westmoreland County | |
In office 1660-March 1662 | |
Preceded by | John Holland |
Succeeded by | Gerrard Fowke |
Member of the House of Burgesses for James City County | |
In office 1659 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Loveinge |
Succeeded by | Robert Ellison |
Personal details | |
Born | England |
Died | circa 1663 London, England |
Relatives | Gerrard 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]