Robert Beasley (burgess)
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Robert Beasley | |
|---|---|
| Member Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1655–1656 | |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Planter, Politician |
Robert Beasley[1] was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Isle of Wight County, in 1655 and 1656.[2][3][4]
Upon the petition of Beasley and the other burgesses from Isle of Wight County (Major John Bond and Nicholas Smith), a Commission was established which resulted in Ragged Island and Terascoe Neck being transferred from Nansemond County (then Upper Norfolk County) to Isle of Wight County in 1656.[5]
A descendant of Robert Beasley, Dr. Robert Sanford Beazley (1821–1910), was a member of the Virginia State Convention of 1867–1868, which adopted the Underwood Constitution following the American Civil War.[6] Dr. Beazley also served as a Virginia state senator from Albemarle County and Greene County for four years in 1874–1877.[7]