George Reade (colonial governor)

George Reade
Acting Governor of Virginia Colony
In office
1638–1639
MonarchCharles I
Preceded byJohn Harvey
Succeeded byFrancis Wyatt
Personal details
BornOctober 25, 1608
Linkenholt, Hampshire, England
DiedNovember 21, 1671 (aged 63)
Yorktown, Virginia,
British America
SpouseElizabeth Martiau (m. 1641)
RelationsGeorge Washington (great-great grandson)
Thomas Nelson Jr. (great-great grandson)
Children7
Military service
Branch/serviceVirginia Militia
RankColonel

George Reade (October 25, 1608 – November 21, 1671) was a prominent landowner, military officer, judge, and politician who served as a member of the House of Burgesses and as Acting Governor of Virginia Colony.[1][2] He is the great-great-grandfather of the first President of the United States, George Washington.[3][4]

  1. ^ Salmon, Emily J. and Edward D. C. Campbell Jr., eds. The Hornbook of Virginia History: A Ready-Reference Guide to the Old Dominion’s People, Places, and Past. Fourth Edition. Richmond, Virginia: The Library of Virginia, 1994.
  2. ^ Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America. Grafton Press. 1910. p. 441.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography". usgenwebsites.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. ^ Cutter, William Richard (1924). American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Pub. under the direction of the American historical society. p. 298.