Sir Richard Whitbourne (1579 – 1628) was an English colonist, author and mariner. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation.
Asked by William Vaughan to govern his colony at Renews in Newfoundland, he did so from 1618 until 1620 when Vaughan abandoned the venture. Sir William Vaughan (1575 &ndash August 1641 was a Welsh writer and colonial investor Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Renews-Cappahayden is a small fishing Town on the southern shore of Newfoundland, 83 kilometres south of St Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Whitbourne was sent to establish law and order in the colony, he was the first to hold a court of justice in North America at Trinity in 1615. Trinity is a small town located on Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador. [1]
In 1620, Whitbourne published A Discourse and Discovery of New-found-land in order to promote colonisation on the island.
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References and notes
- ^ Paul O'Neill (2003) The Oldest City, The Story of St. John's, Newfoundland (p. This is a list of Viceroys for the Colony, Dominion and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. See Paul O'Neill for other people with this name Paul O'Neill OC LLD, (born 1928 is a historian writer and producer St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation 81) ISBN 0-9730271-2-6
External links
- Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- A Discourse and Discovery of New-found-land by Richard Whitbourne (1620)
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