Robert Wynne (Virginia politician)
Robert Wynne | |
|---|---|
| 14th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1662–1674 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Soane |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Warner Jr. |
| Representative from Charles City County in the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1658–1675 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Wood |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hill Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1622 Canterbury, England |
| Died | 1675 Virginia |
| Spouse | Mary Poythress |
| Children | sons Thomas and Joshua, daughter |
| Residence | Charles City County, Virginia |
| Occupation | Planter, politician |
Robert Wynne (1622–1675) was a Virginia politician and landowner, who had the second longest tenure of any Speaker of the House of Burgesses, having been elected by his fellows during the Colony's "Long Parliament" as well as represented Charles City County from 1658 until his death in 1675 (as Bacon's Rebellion was beginning).