Colonel John Chiswell (occasionally spelled in the era, Chizzell, per its pronunciation) (ca. 1710 October 14, 1766), was a planter, land speculator, early industrialist and member of the Colonial House of Burgesses who in his final years caused a scandal which led to his well-publicized death, possibly a suicide on the eve of his trial for killing a merchant in western Virginia.
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| - Colonel John Chiswell (occasionally spelled in the era, Chizzell, per its pronunciation) (ca. 1710 October 14, 1766), was a planter, land speculator, early industrialist and member of the Colonial House of Burgesses who in his final years caused a scandal which led to his well-publicized death, possibly a suicide on the eve of his trial for killing a merchant in western Virginia. (en)
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| - land speculator, planter, iron, copper and lead manufacturer, politician (en)
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| - Member of the House of Burgesses for Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia (en)
- Member of the House of Burgesses for Hanover County, Colony of Virginia (en)
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| - Colonel John Chiswell (occasionally spelled in the era, Chizzell, per its pronunciation) (ca. 1710 October 14, 1766), was a planter, land speculator, early industrialist and member of the Colonial House of Burgesses who in his final years caused a scandal which led to his well-publicized death, possibly a suicide on the eve of his trial for killing a merchant in western Virginia. (en)
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