House of Burgesses
Americannoun
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Her speech was direct and personal, given to an audience in Virginia’s storied House of Burgesses and viewers at home that she addressed in second-person.
From Salon
The House of Burgesses, which convened in July 1619, would become the Virginia General Assembly and the oldest continuous legislative body in the Americas.
From Washington Post
Two years later, he became a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, the Virginia legislature.
From Salon
Even George Washington wasn't against treating when running for the House of Burgesses in 1758.
From Salon
Also puzzling is the lack of detail surrounding Washington’s time as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the First Continental Congress.
From New York Times
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