Thomas Swann Jr.
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Thomas Swann | |
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| Member of the House of Burgesses for Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1703-1704 Serving with Henry Jenkins | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Milner |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sullivan |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Surry County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1693-1699 Serving with =John Thompson, Benjamin Harrison | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Swann |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Holt |
| In office 1679-April 1682 Serving with =William Browne | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Swann |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Allen II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1659 |
| Died | 1704 |
| Spouse | Eliza Thompson |
| Children | Samuel Swann, Thomas Swann Jr. and three others |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Swann, Mary Mansfield |
| Relatives | Samuel Swann (burgess) (brother) |
| Occupation | tavernkeeper, militia officer, planter, politician |
Thomas Swann Jr. (ca. 1650 – 1704) was a planter, militia officer and politician in the Colony of Virginia who represented first his native Surry County and later Nansemond County in the House of Burgesses.[1][2]
Born to the widowed Mary Mansfield and her planter and politician husband Thomas Swann, he had an elder half-brother Samuel Swann who administered his father's estate with his stepmother.
Career
He was elected sheriff of Surry County in 1697.[3] Surry County voters elected him as one of their representatives in the House of Burgesses in 1695, re-elected him in 1696 and again elected him in 1698.[4] Both times he won election to the House (but of course not when he won re-election), Swann succeeded his elder half brother Samuel Swann, who eventually moved to North Carolina.
