William Whitby

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William Whitby
9th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1653–1653
Preceded byWalter Chiles
Succeeded byEdward Hill, Sr.
Member of the House of Burgesses representing Warwick River
In office
1652-1655
Preceded byThomas Harwood
Succeeded byThomas Davis
In office
March 1644
Preceded byThomas Flint
Succeeded byThomas Bernard,
In office
1642
Preceded byThomas Flint
Succeeded byThomas Flint
Personal details
BornEngland
DiedMarch–October 1655
SpouseKatherine Gorsuch
ChildrenWilliam Whitby Jr.
ResidenceWarwick County, Virginia

William Whitby (died March–October 1655) emigrated from England to the Virginia colony where he became politician and major landowner. He represented Warwick County as a burgess several times, and became Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the 1653 session.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Kukla, pp. 53–54
  2. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown People to 1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1.
  3. ^ Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. p. 53-54. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
  4. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol 1, p. 358