Thomas Dew (politician)

Thomas Dew
7th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1652–1652
Preceded byEdward Major
Succeeded byWalter Chiles
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office
1654-1660
Member of the House of Burgesses representing Nansemond County, Virginia
In office
1652-1655
Preceded byJohn Carter
Succeeded byEdward Stretter
In office
1642
Preceded byJohn Gookin
Succeeded byRandall Crew
Personal details
Diedc. 1691
ResidenceNansemond County, Virginia
OccupationFarmer

Thomas Dew (died c. 1691) was a Virginia landowner and politician representing Nansemond County.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 1. p. 290.
  2. ^ Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. pp. 47–48. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
  3. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown People to 1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1.