Gov Richard Bennett
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Richard Bennett was an English Justice of the Peace, Burgess and Governor of the Colony of Virginia. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1629 |
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- Son: Richard Bennett Jr
Richard Bennett was an English Justice of the Peace, Burgess and Governor of the Colony of Virginia. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1629 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1652/04/30 | The Virginia House of Burgesses unanimously elects Richard Bennett to the post of governor of the colony. Bennett will continue in the office until 1655 when he will become the agent for the Virginia colony in England. | Colonial Governor | Jamestown National Historic Site | Jamestown JCC | |||
| 1665/00/00 | Major Richard Bennett patents Bennett's Adventure, 2500 acres on the north side of Wicomico Creek. It is one of the few grants issued in what later became Somerset County that contained the required acreage to become a manor. | Architect | Bennett's Adventure | Allen |
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