Joshua Fry
English-born American adventurer, professor, real estate investor and local official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel Joshua Fry (1699–1754) was an English-born American adventurer who became a professor, then real estate investor and local official in the colony of Virginia. Although he served several terms in the House of Burgesses, he may be best known as a surveyor and cartographer who collaborated with Peter Jefferson, the father of future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. After Fry’s death on a military expedition, George Washington became commanding officer of the Virginia Regiment, a key unit in what became the French and Indian War.[1][2]
Quick Facts Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Albemarle County, Preceded by ...
Joshua Fry | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Albemarle County | |
In office February 1746 – 1754 Serving with Charles Lynch, Allen Howard | |
Preceded by | n/a |
Succeeded by | Peter Jefferson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1699 Crewkerne, Somerset, |
Died | 1754 Fort Cumberland, Colony of Maryland, British America |
Spouse | Mary Micou |
Relatives | John Fry (son) |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Profession | Surveyor, professor, planter, politician |
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