Christopher Wormeley

Christopher Wormeley
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office
1637–1642
Governor of Tortuga
In office
1632–1635
Personal details
Died1645
York County, Virginia Colony, British America
RelationsRalph Wormeley Sr.
ChildrenChristopher Wormeley Jr. (d.1701)
Professionsoldier, planter, politician

Christopher Wormeley (died 1656) was a British military officer who served as governor of Tortuga before becoming the secretary of state for the Virginia Colony (1635–1649) as well as captain of the fort at Old Point Comfort beginning in 1638. He also served on the Virginia Governor's Council (1637–1642), as would his younger brother Ralph Wormeley Sr. and son Christopher Wormeley Jr.

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