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John Robinson

  • Born February 3, 1704 in Virginia
  • Education: attended the grammar school at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Occupation: planter
  • Positions held:
    • Delegate, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1736 – 1738
    • Speaker of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1738 – 1766
    • Treasurer, Virginia Colony, 1738 – 1766
  • Wives: Marey Storey, Lucy Moore, Sussana Chiswell
  • Resided at Mount Pleasant Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia
  • Died May 11, 1766, at Mount Pleasant Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia


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