Charles Mynn Thruston (colonel)

Charles Mynn Thruston (November 6, 1738 – March 21, 1812) was an American farmer, priest, military officer, politician, slaveowner and judge.[3] When he was 20, Thruston led a militia unit that assisted in the evacuation of Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War.[4] In 1775 and 1776, Frederick County voters elected Thruston and Isaac Zane Jr. as their delegates to the Second, Third and Fourth Virginia Conventions.[5] In 1776, Thruston organized a company to help George Washington in New Jersey as a part of the American Revolutionary War.With one exception, Frederick County voters elected and re-elected Thruston to represent them (part time) in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1782 through 1788.
Virginia House of DelegatesFrederick County, VirginiaAlexander WhiteGloucester CountyColony of VirginiaNew Orleans, LouisianaCharles Mynn ThrustonBuckner ThrustonAlma materCollege of William and MaryUnited StatesColonelContinental ArmyAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of TrentonBattle of Punk HillGloucester County, VirginiaCollege of William & MaryvestrymanChrist Episcopal ChurchFort DuquesneFrench and Indian WarGeorge WashingtonJohn SmithNational Archives