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| First Name |
George
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| Last Name |
Yeardley
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1586
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| Birthplace |
St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey
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| Died |
1627
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Planter
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Sir George Yeardley (1587 – November 13, 1627) was a planter and colonial governor of the colony of Virginia. He was also among the first slaveowners in Colonial America. A survivor of the Virginia Company of London's ill-fated Third Supply Mission, whose flagship, the Sea Venture, was shipwrecked on Bermuda for ten months from 1609 to 1610, he is best remembered for presiding over the initial session of the first representative legislative body in Virginia in 1619. With representatives from throughout the settled portion of the colony, the group became known as the House of Burgesses. It has met continuously since, and is known in modern times as the Virginia General Assembly. Yeardley died in 1627.
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