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His reputation as a lawyer is likely why leaders in his county selected him for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, wrote historian Richard R. Beeman in his 1974 biography of Henry.
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Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
The family press was also active in publishing patriotic materials, like a petition from the Virginia House of Burgesses protesting taxes imposed by Parliament.
—Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Washington’s cash accounts ledger, the war hero and then-delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses paid a £1.16 reward (around $250 today) for the escapee’s prompt return to his Virginia estate.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
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Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
The family press was also active in publishing patriotic materials, like a petition from the Virginia House of Burgesses protesting taxes imposed by Parliament.
—Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Washington’s cash accounts ledger, the war hero and then-delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses paid a £1.16 reward (around $250 today) for the escapee’s prompt return to his Virginia estate.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
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“House of Burgesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Burgesses. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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