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Feb 22, 2021 · Statue of Captain John Smith. rmanoske (CC BY-NC-ND) Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE) was an English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE. Smith had served as a mercenary in his younger years and was well-versed in military discipline. His written works continue to serve as ...
John Smith (steward of Berkeley) (1567–1640), English genealogical antiquary and politician who sat in the House of Commons, 1621–1622. John Smith (explorer) (1580–1631), helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia.
John Smith Map of 1616 (colorized by Preservation Virginia). Captain John Smith was an adventurer, soldier, explorer and author. Through the telling of his early life, we can trace the developments of a man who became a dominate force in the eventual success of Jamestown and the establishment of its legacy as the first permanent English settlement in North America.
John Smith, (baptized Jan. 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died June 21, 1631, London), English explorer. After a period as a military adventurer, he joined an English group preparing to establish a colony in North America. The Virginia Company of London sailed three ships to Chesapeake Bay, arriving in 1607 to establish the first ...
BIO. He was dubbed the future of folk music by Pentangle’s John Renbourn, but singer-songwriter John Smith’s unique synthesis of styles puts him halfway across the Atlantic. The Living Kind is his masterpiece in American atmospherics: a true musician’s record, produced by Joe Henry, the man responsible for some of the subtlest Americana ...
Apr 11, 2024 · John Smith was born around 1580 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England. Smith was baptized on January 6, 1580 at Willoughby. He was born into a yeoman family that rented a farm from Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby. Smith was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Alford and Louth.
John Smith (1931-1995) John Smith. Actor John Smith was born Robert Errol Van Orden in Los Angeles. He began his career singing with The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir , a group which appeared in two Bing Crosby films, Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). His agent Henry Willson, who also gave Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson their ...
