About Bartholomew Gosnold

Bartholomew Gosnold was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod. He is considered by Preservation Virginia to be the "prime mover of the colonization of Virginia".

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Occupation: explorer, lawyer
Position held: sea captain
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Bartholomew Gosnold

English barrister, explorer, and privateer (1571–1607)

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