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Jul 8, 2024 · Between 1652 and 1660, when Virginia’s government was under the jurisdiction of Oliver Cromwell‘s Commonwealth, the General Assembly elected members of the Council, but following restoration of the monarchy in 1660 the king reasserted his right to appoint Council members.
During the Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell between 1652 and 1660, the House of Burgesses elected the members of the council. After the restoration of the monarchy, the Crown again appointed the council, typically from among the landed and wealthy Virginia planters.
Aug 26, 2024 · From 1619 until 1643, elected burgesses met in unicameral session with the governor and the royally appointed governor’s Council; after 1643, the burgesses met separately as the lower house of the General Assembly of Virginia.
The General Assembly was established by Gov. George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30, 1619. It included the governor himself and a council—all appointed by the colonial proprietor (the Virginia Company)—along with two elected burgesses (delegates) from each of the colony’s 11 settlements.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Governor's Council, previously appointed by London officials, was replaced by an eight-member Council of State. Members of the Council of State, also called the Privy Council, were elected jointly by the State Senate and House of Delegates; the governor could not choose his own advisors.
A Privy Council, or Council of State, consisting of eight members, shall be chosen, by joint ballot of both Houses of Assembly, either from their own members or the people at large, to assist in the administration of government.
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In 1643, the General Assembly became a bicameral body, establishing the democratically-elected House of Burgesses as its lower house, while the royally-appointed Council of State served as the upper house of the legislature.
