Wilson-Miles Cary | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Elizabeth City County | |
In office 1796–1797 Serving with Miles King | |
Preceded by | George Wray |
Succeeded by | George Booker |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Warwick County | |
In office 1783–1786 Serving with Cole Digges, John Langhorne, Richard Cary Jr. | |
Preceded by | Edward Harwood |
Succeeded by | Wilson Cary |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Fluvanna County | |
In office 1777–1779 Serving with Thomas Napier | |
Preceded by | position created |
Succeeded by | George Thompson |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Elizabeth City County | |
In office Oct.1776 – Dec. 1776 Serving with Henry King | |
Preceded by | position created |
Succeeded by | Worlich Westward |
Member of the House of Burgesses for Elizabeth City County | |
In office 1766–1772 Serving with George Wythe, James Wallace | |
Preceded by | William Wager |
Succeeded by | Henry King |
Personal details | |
Born | 1733 Richneck plantation, Warwick County, Colony of Virginia |
Died | 25 November 1817 Carysbrook Plantation, Fluvanna County, Virginia |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Sarah Blair |
Relations | John Blair (uncle), Miles Cary II (grandfather) Miles Cary Sr.(great grandfather) |
Children | 3 daughters and 2 sons |
Parent(s) | Wilson Cary, Sarah Blair Cary |
Education | College of William and Mary |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge University |
Occupation | planter, politician |
Wilson-Miles Cary (1733-November 30, 1817) was a Virginia planter and politician who became a prominent patriot in the American Revolutionary War and later a prominent Federalist and citizen in Williamsburg. Once one of the colony's wealthiest men, Cary served in the House of Burgesses and later the Virginia House of Delegates representing at various times Warwick County, Elizabeth City County (modern Hampton) and newly created Fluvanna County. Cary also built Carysbrook plantation in Fluvanna County, where he died in the household of his grandson Wilson Jefferson Cary (who would continue the family's legislative tradition five years later).[1][2][3]