Edward Major

Edward Major
6th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1652–1652
Preceded byThomas Harwood
Succeeded byThomas Dew
Member of the House of Burgesses representing Nansemond County, Virginia
In office
1652-1653
Preceded byToby Smith
Succeeded bySamuel Stoughton
In office
1646
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byMoore Fauntlaroy
Member of the House of Burgesses representing Upper Norfolk County
In office
1645-46
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byThomas Davis
Personal details
Born1615
England
Diedc. 1655 (aged 39–40)
Nansemond County, Virginia
Spouse(s)Martha (d. 1650)
Susannah Alston
ChildrenEdward, Robert, William, Martha
Residence(s)Nansemond County, Virginia
OccupationFarmer, politician, military officer
Military service
Branch/serviceVirginia militia
RankLt. Colonel

Edward Major (1615 – c. 1655) was an English religious dissenter who emigrated to the Virginia where he became a planter, military officer and politician who represented the area variously called Upper Norfolk County or Nansemond County and became Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
  2. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown People to 1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1.