Richard Bland (burgess)

Richard Bland
Burgesses representing Charles City County
In office
1693–1694
Preceded byJohn Stith
Succeeded byThomas Chamberlain
Burgesses representing Charles City County
In office
1700–1704
Serving with Joseph Wynn, Joshua Winn, Drury Stith, Edward Hill
Preceded byRobert Bolling
Succeeded byBenjamin Harrison
Burgesses representing Prince George County
In office
1705–1706
Serving with Robert Bolling
Preceded byWilliam Harrison
Succeeded byJohn Hardiman
Personal details
BornAugust 11, 1665
London, England
DiedApril 1720
Jordan Point plantation, Prince George County, Virginia, English America
Spouse(s)Mary Swann
Elizabeth Randolph
Residence(s)Charles City County
Prince George County
OccupationPlanter, politician

Richard Bland I (August 11, 1665 – April 1720),[nb 1] sometimes known as Richard Bland of Jordan's Point,[nb 2] was a Virginia planter and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses,[3] and the father of Founding Father Richard Bland.[4][5]

  1. ^ Hunter, Joseph (1895). "Bland". In Clay, John W. (ed.). Familiae Minorum Gentium. Vol. II. London: The Harleian Society. pp. 421–427.
  2. ^ Bland, Theodorick (1840). "Appendix". In Campbell, Charles (ed.). The Bland papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland Jr. of Prince George County Virginia. Vol. I. Petersburg, Virginia: Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin. pp. 145–149.
  3. ^ a b Spencer, Richard Henry, ed. (1919). "Joseph Pembroke Thom, M.D.". Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. New York: The American Historical Society. pp. 587–598.
  4. ^ Bland, Richard (1922) [1766]. "Introduction". In Swem, Earl Gregg (ed.). An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies. Richmond, Virginia: William Parks Club Publications. p. V.
  5. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Fathers of the Revolution". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.


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