Thomas Godwin (politician)
Thomas Godwin | |
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| 16th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1676 | |
| In office June 1676 – June 1676 | |
| Preceded by | Augustine Warner Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Warner Jr. |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Nansemond County, Virginia | |
| Preceded by | John Blake |
| Succeeded by | position suspended |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Upper Norfolk County, Virginia | |
| In office 1659 Serving with Edward Carter, Giles Webb | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Francis |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel Mason |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Nansemond County, Virginia | |
| In office 1654-1655 Serving with Thomas Dew, Samuel Stoughton | |
| Preceded by | Edward Major |
| Succeeded by | Edward Stretter |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1677/8 |
| Children | Thomas, Edmund, Elizabeth |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Thomas Godwin (also spelled Goodwyn, Godwyn) (died 1677/8) was a Virginia politician, planter and real estate speculator in Tidewater Virginia. He thrice served in the House of Burgesses representing the Nansemond River area (variously Nansemond County, and later Upper Norfolk County), and was its Speaker in the June 1676 session that preceded Bacon's Rebellion.