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About William Byrd II
William Byrd II was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor, and writer. Born in the English colony of Virginia, Byrd was educated in London, where he practiced law. Upon his father's death, Byrd returned to Virginia in 1705. He served as a member of the Virginia Governor's Council from 1709 to 1744. Byrd was also the House of Burgesses's colonial agent in London during the 1720's. His life reflected aspects of both the British colonial gentry and an emerging American identity.
Everything about William Byrd II →- Occupation
- entomologist, lawyer, diarist, writer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- March 16, 1674, March 28, 1674
- Died
- August 26, 1744