William Byrd II
William Byrd II also known as William Byrd II of Westover was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor, author, and a man of letters. Born in Colonial Virginia, he was educated in London, where he practiced law. Upon his father's death, he returned to Virginia in 1705. He was a member of the Virginia Governor's Council from 1709 to 1744. He was the London agent for the House of Burgesses in the 1720s. Byrd's life showed aspects of both British colonial gentry and an emerging American identity.
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August 26th, 1744
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-225
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William Byrd III
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Lucy Chester Parke
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William Byrd I
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Jane Byrd Page
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Maria Byrd Carter
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Anne Byrd Carter
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Maria Taylor Byrd
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