'''Thomas Everard''' (died 1781) served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1766 to 1767.
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'''Thomas Everard''' (died 1781) served as mayor of [[Williamsburg]], [[Virginia]] from 1766 to 1767.
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Everard was born in London and was orphaned by the age of ten and was admitted to a school for orphans, Christ's Hospital. He was trained in record and bookkeeping. He ended his school days there in 1734 when he was put in the care of his uncle Edward Everard and Edward Athawes, a London merchant. He was apprenticed to Matthew Kemp, a Williamsburg merchant, for seven years. Once his period of apprenticeship was through within a year he was appointed clerk of Elizabeth City County court.
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Everard was born in [[London]] and was orphaned by the age of ten and was admitted to a school for [[orphan]]s, Christ's Hospital. He was trained in record and bookkeeping. He ended his school days there in 1734 when he was put in the care of his uncle Edward Everard and Edward Athawes, a London merchant. He was apprenticed to Matthew Kemp, a Williamsburg merchant, for seven years. Once his period of apprenticeship was through within a year he was appointed clerk of Elizabeth City County court.
Everard purchased a house and property in the 1750s. This house still stands in present day Williamsburg.
Everard purchased a house and property in the 1750s. This house still stands in present day Williamsburg.
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Everard was a member of the Court of Directors of the Public Hospital. He was married and had two daughters.
Everard was a member of the Court of Directors of the Public Hospital. He was married and had two daughters.