Nathaniel Burwell

Nathaniel Burwell
Born April 15, 1750
Carter's Grove
Died March 29, 1814(1814-03-29) (aged 63)
Carter Hall
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Susanna Grymes (1772 - 1788, her death)
Lucy Page Baylor (1789 - 1814, his death)
Children 16
Parent(s) Carter Burwell
Lucy Ludwell Grymes
Relatives Robert Carter I (great-grandfather)

Nathaniel Burwell (April 15, 1750 – March 29, 1814) was an American politician and plantation owner.[1] Burwell was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Ratifying Convention. He also served as the county lieutenant for the James City County militia.

Personal life

Burwell was born on April 15, 1750 at Carter's Grove in James City County, Virginia to Carter Burwell and Lucy Ludwell Grymes Burwell.[2] He attended the College of William and Mary and on November 28, 1772 he married Susanna Grymes, with whom he had eight children. Susanna died in 1788 and Burwell married Lucy Page Baylor a year later. They also had eight children together.

Political career

Burwell began working with the James City County Court in 1772 and served on the county's Committee two years later. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for two concurrent years, 1778 and 1779. Burwell would later be re-elected for a third term during 1782.[2] Six years later in 1788 he was elected to take part in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, where he did not actively debate the Constitution but did vote for its ratification.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia. Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates. 1827. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Brown Jr., Stuart E. "Nathaniel Burwell (1750–1814)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "VIRGINIA RATIFYING CONVENTION JOURNAL, JUNE 25, 1788". Virginia Memory. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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