Thomas Everard | |
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| Born | 1719 Shadwell, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England |
| Died | 1781 (aged 61–62) Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Occupation(s) | Clerk at House of Burgesses, mayor of Williamsburg, commissioner of accounts |
| Spouse | Diana Robinson |
Thomas Everard (1719–1781) served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1766 to 1767. He was a clerk at the House of Burgesses and lived in the Brush-Everard House in Colonial Williamsburg. He supported the fight for independence from the British Empire, including serving on the committee that selected delegates from Virginia for the Continental Congress.
Orphaned at the age of 10, he was admitted to Christ's Hospital, where he obtained an education. He then immigrated to Virginia, where he entered into an apprenticeship with Matthew Kemp. Upon the end of his apprenticeship, he obtained his first position as a clerk. He bought the house and property now called Brush-Everard House in Williamsburg and 1600 acres in western Virginia and at the edge of Williamsburg.