Originally having 22 members , the House of Burgesses met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown .
The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in the New World .
Originally having 22 members , the body     met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown .
The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in the New World .