1656 Session Information
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- Start Date: Mar 10 1656
- End Date: Dec 1656
- Notes: This Assembly met from March 10 to 27, 1656, then adjourned until it reconvened on December 1, 1656, and met until December 15, 1656, or later. Historical records of this Assembly are incomplete.
- Speaker:
Francis Moryson
- Clerk:
Charles Norwood
Henry Randolph
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Special Sessions:
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Ashton | Elizabeth City | Private Causes |
| Nathaniel Bacon Sr. | York | |
| Job Beazley | Isle of Wight | |
| (John?) Blake | Nansemond | Leavie |
| John Bond | Isle of Wight | Private Causes |
| Henry Chicheley | Lancaster | |
| Joseph Croshaw | York | Leavie |
| Thomas Davis | Warwick | Private Causes |
| Robert Ellison/Ellyson | James City | Leavie
Private Causes |
| Moore Fauntleroy | Lancaster | |
| John Flood/Fludd | James City | |
| Richard Foster | Lower Norfolk | |
| William Harris | Henrico | Private Causes |
| John Holmewood | Charles City | Private Causes |
| Robert Holt | James City | Leavie (Chair) Private Causes (Chair) |
| Theophilus Hone | James City | Private Causes |
| Bartholemew Hoskins | Lower Norfolk | |
| Thomas Lambert | Lower Norfolk | |
| Ralph Langley | York | Leavie
Private Causes |
| Daniel Llewellin/Lluellin | Charles City | |
| George Lobb | James City | Private Causes |
| Thomas Lyggon | Henrico | Private Causes |
| Lyonell/Lemuel/Lemuell Mason/Masonn | Lower Norfolk | |
| Francis Moryson | James City | |
| John Page | York | |
| Thomas Pritchard | Gloucester | |
| Thomas Ramsey | Gloucester | |
| George Reade | York | Private Causes |
| Edmund Scarborough/Scarbrough | Northampton | Private Causes (Chair) |
| John Sidney | Lower Norfolk | Private Causes |
| Nicholas Smith | Isle of Wight | Leavie |
| Edward Stretter | Nansemond | |
| William Thomas | Northumberland | Private Causes |
| Armiger Wade | York | |
| John Walker | Charles City | |
| Peter Walker | Northampton | |
| William Whittaker/Whittakers | James City | Private Causes |
| John Wilcox | Nansemond | |
| Francis Willis | York | |
| Abraham Wood | Charles City | |
| Anthony Wyatt | Charles City | Private Causes |
*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.