Ambrose Harmer
{{Short description|Virginia landowner and politician}}
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| order = 4th
| office = Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
| term_start = 1646
| term_end = 1646
| preceded = Edmund Scarborough
| succeeded = Thomas Harwood
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| death_date = c. 1663
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| spouse = Jane
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| residence = James City County, Virginia
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Ambrose Harmer (died c.1647) was a Virginia landowner and politician. An opponent of Governor Sir John Harvey, he served on the Council 1639–41 under his successor, Sir Francis Wyatt. He served in the House of Burgesses 1645–46, and was Speaker in the 1646 session.Kukla, pp. 43-44
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- {{cite book | last = Kukla | first = Jon | author-link = Jon Kukla | title = Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776 | publisher = Virginia State Library | location = Richmond, Virginia | year = 1981 | isbn = 0-88490-075-4 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/speakersclerksof00kukl_0 }}
{{Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses}}
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Category:Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Category:People from James City County, Virginia
Category:Year of birth unknown
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