Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, is appointed Governor of Virginia

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Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, is appointed Governor of Virginia. Soon afterwards, another expedition led by Captain Newport, accompanied by 400 colonists, leaves England to set up home there.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, is appointed Governor of Virginia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15673, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15673 Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, is appointed Governor of Virginia 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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