Augustine Warner Sr.

Augustine Warner
Portrait of Augustine Warner Sr.
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office
1660–1671
Member of the House of Burgesses for Gloucester County
In office
spring 1659 – winter 1659
Serving with Francis Willis
Preceded byAnthony Elliott
Succeeded byPeter Jenings
Member of the House of Burgesses for York County
In office
spring 1652 – summer 1652
Preceded byRalph Wormeley Sr.
Succeeded byChristopher Calthropp
Personal details
Born(1611-09-28)September 28, 1611
Norwich, Norfolk, Kingdom of England
DiedDecember 24, 1674(1674-12-24) (aged 63)
SpouseMary Townley
ChildrenAugustine Warner Jr. and 2 daughters
Parent(s)Thomas Warner
Elizabeth Sotherton
OccupationPlanter, merchant, politician
Coat of arms of Augustine Warner Sr.

Augustine Warner Sr. (September 28, 1611 – December 24,[1] 1674) emigrated to the Virginia colony where he became a merchant, then major planter and politician. Warner served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, and became the progenitor of a prominent colonial family, with his son and heir Augustine Warner Jr. also serving as Speaker of the House of Burgesses.[2]

  1. ^ "Inscriptions on the Warner Hall Tombstones | Inn at Warner Hall". warnerhall.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 124.