Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia . uc-ceeded him as burgefs. 3 Inftead of one of thefe—either Hartwell Cocke or William Allen—William Clinch had been elected amember of this General Affembly. He had been formerly, however, expelled the Houie, and voted incapa-ble of ever fitting as a burgefs. Therefore a new election was ordered (fee p. 5). * Some time before the November feffion, 1753, Mr Travis had accepted the uftice of coroner (fee ). Mr. John Ambler fucceeded him. Later on (fee p. 159) Mr. Ambler, too, accepted an office of profitunder the government and a new election
Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia . uc-ceeded him as burgefs. 3 Inftead of one of thefe—either Hartwell Cocke or William Allen—William Clinch had been elected amember of this General Affembly. He had been formerly, however, expelled the Houie, and voted incapa-ble of ever fitting as a burgefs. Therefore a new election was ordered (fee p. 5). * Some time before the November feffion, 1753, Mr Travis had accepted the uftice of coroner (fee ). Mr. John Ambler fucceeded him. Later on (fee p. 159) Mr. Ambler, too, accepted an office of profitunder the government and a new election was ordered. Mr Ambler, however, was probably was at that time practically a rotten borough, controlled by the Travis and Ambler a member of the Houle of Burgeffes who accepted an office of profit under the government was, thougha new election had to be held, eligible to re-election, unlefs the office which he had accepted was that of fher-iff or coroner. (See Stanards Colonial Virginia Regiftcr, pp. 9-10.).
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