▁at ▁Jam est own . ▁The ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁Burg esses ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁elected ▁lower ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 9 . ▁It ▁would ▁meet ▁once ▁ann ually ▁in ▁Jam est own , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁name ▁House ▁of ▁Burg esses ▁came ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁entire ▁official ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁later , ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁a ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Captain ▁War de ' s ▁Plant ation ▁along ▁with ▁Captain ▁John ▁War de ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁House ▁of ▁Burg esses ▁meeting , ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁cho ir ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jam est own . ▁ ▁L t . ▁Gib bs ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 6 2 2 ▁ ▁Indian ▁attack ▁of ▁West over . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 6 0 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 2 2 ▁death s ▁Category : K ing dom ▁of ▁England ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies <0x0A> </s> ▁I da ea ▁sem iser ice a ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ge omet r idae ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Warren ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁H imal ay as