Genealogy Projects tagged with House of burgesses on the Geni Family Tree

Province of Carolina - Speakers of the House of Burgesses

Speakers of the House of Burgesses==The office of Speaker of the lower house of the legislature in the Province of Carolina was called the House of Burgesses . Since the House was the only elected body in the colony, the Speaker was often seen as the leading voice of the people. In 1729 seven of the Lords Proprietors sold their interests in Carolina to the Crown, and both North Carolina and Sou...