Burgesses 1652-1693 - SURRY Co. VA During the Colonial period, Virginia was governed by a Governor, the Governor's Council, and the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses was the forerunner of the Virginia General Assembly. The Governor's Council were appointed and acted as the upper house of the legislature as well as the highest court in Virginia. The elected Senate is now the upper house. The lower house was composed of the Burgesses, elected representatives from the shires or counties, roughly equivalent to the Delegates of today. 1652 William Edwards, George Stephens, William Thomas 1653 William Butler, William Edwards 1654-1655 William Batt, James Mason 1656 William Thomas 1657-1658 William Butler, William Cawfield, William Edwards, Thomas Swann 1658/59 William Cawfield, George Jordan, Thomas Warren 1659/60 William Cawfield, William Browne 1663 William Cockerain, Thomas Warren 1666 Lawrence Baker, Thomas Warren 1672 Lawrence Baker 1673 Lawrence Baker, William Browne 1674 Lawrence Baker, George Jordan 1675/6 Lawrence Baker, George Jordan 1676 Robert Canfield, Francis Mason 1676/77 William Browne, Benjamin Harrison 1677 William Browne, Samuel Swann 1679 William Browne, Thomas Swann 1680-82 Benjamin Harrison, Samuel Swann 1684 Arthur Allen, Samuel Swann 1685-86 Arthur Allen, Samuel Swann 1688 Arthur Allen, Samuel Swann 1691-92 Arthur Allen, Francis Mason 1692/3 Francis Clements, Samuel Swann 1693 John Thompson, ---- Swann Note: These names are taken from lists in H. R. McIlwaine, Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1619-1658/59 (Richmond, 1915) 1659/60-1693 (Richmond, 1914). Submitted by Eve Gregory **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************