Philip Ludwell Jr. | |
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| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office 1702-1726 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Jamestown | |
| In office 1696–1697 | |
| Preceded by | William Sherwood |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Burwell |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing James City County | |
| In office 1698–1700 Serving with Thomas Cowles, Henry Duke | |
| Preceded by | Michael Sherman |
| Succeeded by | James Bray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1672 Fairfield plantation, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | January 11, 1727 James City County, Colony of Virginia |
| Spouse | Hannah Harrison |
| Children | Philip Ludwell III |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
Philip Ludwell Jr. (c.1672 – c.1727) was a Virginia planter and politician who served several terms in the Virginia House of Burgesses, and became an important figure in the colony's new capital at Williamsburg as well as with the newly established College of William & Mary. As had his father Philip Ludwell, and as would son Philip Ludwell III, this man served on the Virginia Governor's Council and operated plantations using enslaved labor.[1]
- ^ McCartney, Martha (2012). Jamestown People to 1800: Landowners, Public Officials, Minorities and Native Leaders. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1.