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Who set up the house of burgesses

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Governor George Yeardly

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Governor George Yeardley


After his arrival in Jamestown in 1619, Governor George Yeardley immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly. This assembly, the General Assembly (which became the House of Burgesses), first met on July 30, 1619.
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