Ralph Wormeley IV | |
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| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office 1771–1775 | |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Middlesex County | |
| In office 1742–1764 Serving with Gawin Corbin, Philip Grymes, Richard Corbin, Christopher Robinson, Thomas Price | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Berkeley |
| Succeeded by | Gawin Corbin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1715 |
| Died | August 19, 1790 Rosegill plantation, Middlesex County, Virginia |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
Ralph Wormeley (October 5, 1715-1789) who like his namesake grandfather (Ralph Wormeley) was a planter and politician who represented Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses. He and his bookloving and loyalist son also operated Rosegill plantation, now on the National Register for Historic Places, using enslaved labor.[1]
- ^ "The Wormeley Family (cont.)", 36 Va Mag.H&B (1929) pp. 385-387