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About Francis Wyatt
Sir Francis Wyatt was an English knight and government official. He was the first royal governor of Virginia. Wyatt sailed for the New World on August, 1621. He became governor shortly after his arrival in November, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. In 1622 he rallied the defence of Jamestown which was attacked by Native Americans, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core. Governor Wyatt spearheaded trading and expansion of the Virginia colony. Described as an ancient planter, Wyatt owned several parcels of land.
Everything about Francis Wyatt →- Occupation
- colonial governor
- Position held
- colonial governor of Virginia, colonial governor of Virginia
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1588
- Died
- 1644, August 1644