For other people with this name, see Theodorick Bland (disambiguation).
Theodorick Bland
12th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office 1660–1660
Preceded by
Edward Hill, Sr.
Succeeded by
Henry Soane
Burgesses representing Charles City County
In office 1660
Preceded by
Edward Hill, Sr.
Succeeded by
Edward Hill, Jr.
Burgesses representing Charles City County
In office 1661–1622
Preceded by
n/a
Succeeded by
William Byrd
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office 1663-1671
Personal details
Born
January 16, 1629 London, England
Died
April 23, 1671 Westover plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, English America
Resting place
Westover churchyard
Spouse(s)
Anna Bennett Elizabeth Randolph
Residence(s)
Charles City County Henrico County
Occupation
Merchant, planter, politician
Theodorick Bland (January 16, 1629 – April 23, 1671), also known as Theodorick Bland of Westover, was a planter, merchant and politician in colonial Virginia who served as Speaker of the House of Burgesses, as well as in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly.[1][2] The founder of the Bland family of Virginia, his son and grandson of the same name also served in the Virginia General Assembly before the American Revolutionary War, and later descendants sharing the same name would become a federal judge and congressman.
^Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
^Tyler, Lyon G. (January 1896). "Title of Westover". William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. 4 (3): 151–155. doi:10.2307/1914946. JSTOR 1914946. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
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