William Harwood (councillor)
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Preceded byRobert Addams
Succeeded byThomas Fawcett
Bornc. 1589
DiedAfter 1635
William Harwood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office 1620-1622 | |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Martin's Hundred, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1625-1628 Serving with John Jackson, Ellis Emerson | |
| Preceded by | Robert Addams |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Fawcett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1589 |
| Died | After 1635 |
| Parent(s) | Sir George Harwood, Catherine Phesant Harwood |
| Relatives | Thomas Harwood (nephew) |
| Education | in England |
| Occupation | officer, planter, politician |
William Harwood (c. 1589-after 1635) became a soldier, landowner and politician in the Colony of Virginia.
Harwood arrived in 1620 to Virginia, on the ship Francis Bonaventure.[1] He was associated with Martin's Hundred, even called "governor" by the Virginia Company of London.[1]
Harwood and survived the massacre of 1622, but was recalled to Britain in 1635.[2][1][3][4]
