William Browne (burgess)
William Browne | |
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| Member of the House of Burgesses for Surry County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office Nov. 1682 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Swann |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Swann |
| In office 1677-1680 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Canfield |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Swann |
| In office 1671-1673 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Warren |
| Succeeded by | George Jordan |
| In office 1660-1662 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Warren |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Warren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1630 Surrey, England |
| Died | July 3, 1705 Surry County Colony of Virginia |
| Resting place | Four Mile Tree plantation, Surry County, Virginia |
| Relatives | Capt. Henry Browne (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
William Browne (circa 1630-July 3, 1705) emigrated from Surrey, England to become a major planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia. He lived on the south bank of the James River at now-historic Four Mile Tree plantation, named for its distance from Jamestown and which in his tenure became part of Surry County. While his lawyer son, also William Browne, held only county offices, his grandson, also William Browne (d. 1786), would become a patriot in the American Revolutionary War, and serve in the Virginia House of Delegates.