Peter Jenings
Peter Jenings | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Governor's Council for the Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1670-1671 | |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Gloucester County Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1663-1670 Serving with Thomas Walker, Peter Knight, Francis Willis | |
| Preceded by | Peter Knight |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Warner |
| In office 1660 Serving with David Cant, Peter Knight, Francis Willis | |
| Preceded by | Augustine Warner |
| Succeeded by | Peter Knight |
| Attorney General for the Virginia colony | |
| In office 1670–1671 | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | George Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1630 |
| Died | 1671 |
| Spouse | Catherine Lunsford |
| Parent | William Jenings |
| Relatives | Edmund Jenings |
| Occupation | attorney, planter, politician |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.
Peter Jenings (1630-1671) was an English attorney who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia, where he became a planter, served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and was the colony's attorney general. He twice represented Gloucester County in the House of Burgesses, as well as served on the Virginia Governor's Council probably for less than two years before his death.