Peter Beverley | |
|---|---|
 Peter Beverley, c. 1700–1705 | |
| 27th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1710–1714 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison III |
| Succeeded by | Robert McCarty |
| In office 1700–1705 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Carter |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Harrison III |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for College of William and Mary | |
| In office 1715 – not seated | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | John Custis |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Gloucester County | |
| In office 1700–1714 Serving with Mordecai Cook, James Ranson, Ambrose Dudley | |
| Preceded by | James Ranson |
| Succeeded by | John Buckner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1663 Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1728 (aged 64–65) WilliamsburgColony of Virginia, British America |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Peyton |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Robert Beverley Jr. (brother) Peyton Randolph (grandson) Beverley Randolph (great-grandson) |
Peter Beverley (1663 – 1728) was an English-born planter and lawyer who served as the 27th speaker of the House of Burgesses as well as treasurer of the Colony of Virginia (1710-1723).[1] His father Robert Beverley had been the clerk of the House and a prominent member of the "Green Spring" faction in the decade after Bacon's Rebellion, and Peter Beverley also served as clerk before winning election as a Burgess and serving as speaker in four of the five assemblies at the beginning of the 18th century.[2]
- ^ John M. Hemphill II and Daphne Gentry, "Peter Beverley" in Dictionary of Virginia Biography (Richmond: Library of Virginia 1998) pp. 469-470
- ^ Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. ISBN 0-88490-075-4. pp. 103-05