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Ralph Wormeley (delegate)
Ralph Wormeley (April 1745-January 19, 1806) was a Virginia planter who served as a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (1771-1775), was suspected of being a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, and after the conflict represented Middlesex County, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates (1788-1791) as well as at the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788, where he voted in favor of ratification of the federal Constitution. Early and family life Born to the former Jane Bowles of Maryland at the Wormeley family's Rosegill plantation in 1745. His name honored not only his burgess father, as well as two paternal ancestors who had served on the colony's governor's council, Ralph Wormeley Sr. and Ralph Wormeley Jr. He received a private education locally as befit his class, then traveled to England when he was twelve to finish his education at Eton, then at Trinity Hall of Cambridge University, from which he graduated when he was 18. His sister Elizabeth (1737-1785) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia House Of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates, Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the House members by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and, as Speaker, becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate, the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses, which first met at Jamestown, Virginia, Jamestown in 1619. It is the first and oldest continuous English-Speaking representative legislative assembly in the Western Hemisphere. The House is divided into Democratic Party of Virginia, Democratic and Republican Party of Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
