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Ambrose Harmer

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Ambrose Harmer
4th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1646–1646
Preceded byEdmund Scarborough
Succeeded byThomas Harwood
Personal details
Diedc. 1663
SpouseJane
ResidenceJames City County, Virginia

Ambrose Harmer (died c.1647) was a Virginia landowner and politician. An opponent of Governor Sir John Harvey, he served on the Council 1639–41 under his successor, Sir Francis Wyatt. He served in the House of Burgesses 1645–46, and was Speaker in the 1646 session.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Kukla, pp. 43-44

References

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  • Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.