The House of Burgesses was the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia.
Patrick Henry in the Virginia House of Burgesses by Peter F. Rothermel
Image: House of Burgesses in the Capitol Williamsburg James City County Virginia by Frances Benjamin Johnston
Second Capitol at Williamsburg (viewed from Duke of Gloucester Street)
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World and was established on July 30, 1619.
Virginia General Assembly