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William Byrd II (March 28, 1674 – August 26, 1744) 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.
Dec 22, 2021 · William Byrd, sometimes referred to as William Byrd II of Westover to distinguish him from relatives of the same name, was a planter, a surveyor, a member of the governor’s Council (1709–1744), and a man of letters. Born in Virginia, Byrd was educated and practiced law in England.
William Bird of Westover (1674–1744) was a planter, satirist, and diarist from Virginia. He founded the city of Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for diaries that illuminate the domestic economy and depict everyday life on a Southern plantation during colonial times.
May 21, 2018 · William Byrd II. The Virginia diarist and government official William Byrd II (1674-1744) revealed much about 18th-century American life in his important, charming, and witty diaries.
A man driven by enormous ambition, William Byrd II of Westover was an exceptional figure in colonial America. Educated in England, he developed refined tastes there and on the Continent through broad exposure to art and architecture.
William Byrd. W illiam Byrd II was a wealthy landowner and government official in eighteenth-century Virginia. His success in large part came from inheriting one of the largest fortunes of the time. After receiving a gentleman's education in England, Byrd returned to America with great political and social ambitions.
William Byrd (28 March 1674–26 August 1744), member of the Council, writer, and surveyor, was born probably near the falls of the James River in Henrico County, the eldest child of William Byrd (ca. 1652–1704) and Mary Horsmanden Filmer Byrd. He is usually referred to as William Byrd II (a style that he did not employ) to distinguish him ...
William Byrd II (March 28, 1674 – August 26, 1744) was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor and writer. Born in the English colony of Virginia, Byrd was educated in London, where he practiced law.
Major Themes, Historical Perspectives, and Personal Issues. William Byrd will come as a delightful surprise to students who come to colonial literature with an expectation of unrelieved Puritanism. As a Cavalier author, he picks up where Morton left off, only in Virginia one hundred years later.
Original Author: Sir Godfrey Kneller. Created: ca. 1700–1704. Medium: Oil on canvas. Publisher: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. William Byrd II gestures with his right hand toward a distant scene in this three-quarter-length oil portrait made in London between 1700 and 1704.
