William Sherwood (burgess)
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1640
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| Birthplace |
Whitechapel, London, England
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| Died |
1697
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| Place of Death |
Governor's Land Colony of Virginia
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| Occupation Text |
attorney planter, politician
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William Sherwood (1641–1688) was an English attorney who also became a planter, attorney general and politician in the Colony of Virginia. During Bacon's Rebellion, Sherwood alienated both sides, and later served as the colony's Attorney General until disbarred for a previous felony. He represented Jamestown and surrounding James City County in the House of Burgesses (and also leased land and meeting space in Jamestown to the legislature), but also had considerable landholdings in Surry County across the James River. A shareholder in the Royal African Company until his death, Sherwood became its official representative in the colony. He also held local offices in James City County, Jamestown and Surry County.
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