First President of Jamestown's Governing Council

First President of Jamestown's Governing Council

Edward Maria Wingfield

An English soldier, politician, and colonist. Deeply involved in the founding of the Virginia Company and the establishment of the Jamestown colony, he was elected the first president of Jamestown's governing council in 1607. As one of Jamestown's earliest administrators, he is also known for compiling his colonial experiences into "A Discourse of Virginia."

Timeline

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Element
Year Edward Maria Wingfield
1550
Birth of Edward Maria Wingfield (Period: 1550 (exact date unknown))
1570
English Military Actions in Ireland (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1570s–1590s)
1600
Eighty Years’ War (Age: 50 years old, Period: Early 1600s)
1607
Early Armed Conflicts with Native Americans at Jamestown (Age: 57 years old, Period: May–September 1607)
1631
Death of Edward Maria Wingfield (Age: 81 years old, Period: 1631)
Unknown
Anglo-Spanish War (Period: Early 17th century)

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Colonial settlement John Smith Christopher Newport George Percy Edward Maria Wingfield Thomas Gates Samuel Argall William Strachey
Bacon's Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon William Berkeley William Drummond Richard Lawrence Thomas Hansford Joseph Ingram
The Washington family Augustine Warner Jr. Lawrence Washington Augustine Washington Sr. George Washington John Washington
North Carolina Early Settlers John Lawson Thomas Cary Edward Hyde John Jenkins John Culpeper
Virginia politician George Washington Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Peyton Randolph George Mason IV

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