English planter and politician (1610-1674)
Also known as Colonel Augustine Warner · Augustine Warner Sr.
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Augustine Warner Sr. emigrated to the Virginia colony where he became a merchant, then major planter and politician. Warner served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, and became the progenitor of a prominent colonial family, with his son and heir Augustine Warner Jr. also serving as Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Augustine and Mary Townley Warner have the distinction of being the direct ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II, George Washington, Meriwether Lewis, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Gen. George S. Patton.