Ambrose Harmer (died c.1647) was a

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landowner and

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. An opponent of Governor Sir John Harvey, he served on the Council 1639–41 under his successor,

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. He served in the

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1645–46, and was

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in the 1646 session.Kukla, pp. 43-44

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* 1647 deaths Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses People from James City County, Virginia Year of birth unknown {{Virginia-politician-stub