Thomas Mathew (burgess)
Thomas Mathew | |
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| Born | |
| Died | February 1706 |
| Resting place | St Dunstan-in-the-East, London |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Notable work | The Beginning, Progress, and Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion (1705) |
| Children | John, Thomas Jr., and Anna |
| Relatives | Capt. John Cralle and Robert Walton (brothers in law) |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Stafford County | |
| Assumed office 1676 Serving with George Mason I | |
| Succeeded by | William Fitzhugh |
Thomas Mathew (d. 1706) was an English merchant who became a planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia. He owned property in Northumberland County and was one of the first burgesses representing Stafford County in the House of Burgesses when it was formed. An Indian raid which killed one of his herdsmen was a precursor of Bacon's Rebellion and (shortly before his death in London) Mathew wrote an account of that conflict which was published a century later.