George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
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Secretary of State
In office 1619 – 1625
Proprietor of the Avalon Colony
In office 1620 – 1632
Born	c. 1580 Kiplin, Richmondshire
Died	15 April 1632 Baltimore Hall, County Longford

George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (c. 1580 – 15 April 1632) was an English politician and coloniser. He achieved domestic political success as a Member of Parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I, though he lost much of his political power after his support for a failed marriage alliance between Prince Charles and the Spanish royal family. Rather than continuing in politics, he declared his Catholicism publicly in 1625 and resigned his political offices, though he was granted the title of the 1st Baron Baltimore upon his retirement. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... The designation C: (sometimes C: ) is the drive letter that refers to the main partition (or portion of an hard drive) on an MS-DOS or Windows personal computer. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... James VI and I (James Stuart) (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625) was King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ...

Calvert took an interest in the colonisation of the New World, partly as a result of his conversion to Catholicism and his ensuing interest in creating a refuge for English Catholics. He became the proprietor of the first succesful English settlement on the island of Newfoundland, Avalon. Dismayed by the conditions of the Newfoundland settlers, his dreams took him south along the coast, and he eventually sought a new royal charter to settle the region that was to become the state of Maryland. Two months before the charter was granted, Calvert passed away, and the settlement of the Maryland colony was left to his son, Cecilius Calvert. For the historic phenomenon of colonisation and imperialism, see main article colonialism (and also decolonisation) Colonisation (or colonization) is the act of establishing colonies, in other words the populating of new areas by a species. ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... The Lord Baltimore Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), inherited the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland on the death of his father, the 1st Baron Baltimore in 1632. ...

Early life and political success

Little is known of the extraction of the Yorkshire Calverts, although upon George's knighting the claim would be made that his family derived originally from Flanders.^[1] Calvert's father Leonard was a country gentleman comfortable enough to take a gentlewoman, Alicia Crossland, for a wife and to establish his family on the estate of Kiplin near Catterick in Richmondshire.^[2] George Calvert was born around 1580 at Kiplin and was later educated as a commoner at Trinity College, Oxford, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1597.^[2] For young common men at the end of the 16th century, political success required the support of a noble patron. Calvert found that support in the person of Sir Robert Cecil, an ambassador for Queen Elizabeth I and eventual 1st Earl of Salisbury whom he met while traveling the continent after completing his time at Oxford.^[2] When Elizabeth died in 1603, Cecil was made Secretary of State and Calvert, now part of Cecil's circle of political acquaintances, held a seat in James I's first parliament representing the borough of Bossiney.^[3] Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; a... Kiplin Hall is a small, Jacobean historic house in North Yorkshire, England. ... Map sources for Catterick, North Yorkshire at grid reference SE2497 The village dates back to Roman times, when Cataractonium was a Roman fort protecting the crossing of the Great North Road over the River Swale. ... Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. ... College name Trinity College Named after The Holy Trinity Established 1555 Sister College Churchill College President Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG MA JCR President Kushal Banerjee Undergraduates 298 MCR President Andrew Ng Graduates 105 Homepage Boatclub Trinity College (in full: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University... ] The Right Honourable Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC (1 June 1563–24 May 1612), son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and half-brother of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, statesman, spymaster and minister to Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. Lord Salisbury is the... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... The title Marquess of Salisbury is a British title of Peerage, created in 1789 for James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... See James VI of Scotland and I of England James I of Scotland James I of Aragon James I of Sicily James I of Cyprus This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bossiney is a village in northern Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...

There followed a busy few years for Calvert. In 1604, he was married to his first wife, Anne Mynne.^[4] The following year, he received a master's degree from Oxford in the midst of an elaborate ceremony where the Duke of Lennox, the Earls of Oxford and Northumberland, and Sir Cecil also received degrees. Understandably given the prestige of those other graduates, Calvert's degree was the last awarded during the ceremony.^[4] In 1606, Anne gave birth to their first son, Cecilius, named for Sir Cecil.^[4][5] That same year, he became private secretary to Cecil, and was soon after made Clerk of the Crown and of Assize in County Clare, Ireland.^[4] The Lord Baltimore Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), inherited the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland on the death of his father, the 1st Baron Baltimore in 1632. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ...

With Cecil's support, Calvert came into his own as an advisor and supporter of King James. He was appointed an ambassador to the French court during the coronation of Louis XIII in 1610.^[6] By 1612, Calvert's star had risen enough in the King's eye that the death of Sir Cecil did no harm to his political career, and he was made a Clerk of the Privy Council in 1613.^[7] In his new position, Calvert was assigned by the King to go to Ireland and review the results of English policies there, the failures of which Calvert blamed on the Jesuits.^[6] Calvert was knighted in 1617 for his service to the King and only two years later completed his remarkable rise to power when he was appointed one of two Secretaries of State, a position similar to the modern role of Prime Minister.^[8][5] Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 - May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...

Titles were not enough to maintain the residence of a powerful English politician. Calvert's personal fortune was secured, though, when he was appointed to yet another role in government attached to a £1,000 pension and a subsidy of raw silk, the latter of which would later be converted to an additional £1,000 pension.^[9] Meanwhile, a political crisis was developing around the question of who the Prince of Wales, who would become King Charles I, was to marry.^[9] Calvert, who at the time held a seat in Parliament representing Yorkshire, supported the King's interest in an alliance with the now declining power of Spain against the majority of Parliament who wanted to assure a Protestant succession.^[10] As a reward for his loyalty, Calvert was granted a 2,300 acre estate in County Longford, Ireland, though this triumph was tempered somewhat by the death of his wife Anne the following year.^[11] Her death on August 8, 1622, left Calvert as the single father of ten children, the oldest of whom, Cecilius, was only 16 years old.^[11] Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Longford Code: LD Area: 1,091 km² Population (2006) 34,361 Website: www. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ...

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Calvert had reached the apex of his political career in 1621. Much of his reputation had been staked on the success of a marriage alliance with the Spanish royal family, which failed upon the empty-handed return of Prince Charles from Spain.^[12] The King finally caved to popular support for a French match, and Calvert very quickly fell out of favour.^[13] Whether as a way to save face upon exiting the political arena or due to a true turn of faith, in 1624 or 1625 Calvert claimed to be a convert to Catholicism and resigned from his Secretaryship.^[14][5] The King, who suddenly remembered his fondness for Calvert, raised him to the peerage in Ireland as the 1st Baron Baltimore of Baltimore Manor in County Longford.^[14] Just a few weeks later, King James died, but the newly crowned King Charles maintained Calvert's Baronet and his honored place on the Privy Council.^[15][16] Image File history File links Baltimore_arms. ... Image File history File links Baltimore_arms. ... Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ...

Avalon colony

Calvert had long maintained an interest in the exploration and settlement of the New World, beginning with his participation in the second Virginia Company in 1609 and his later participation in the New England Company in 1622.^[17] In 1620, Calvert purchased a tract of land in Newfoundland from one Sir William Vaughan and named it Avalon after the mythical legendary spot where Christianity was introduced to Britain.^[18] The plantation lay between the modern towns of Fermeuse and Aquaforte on what is now known as the Avalon Peninsula, and included the fishing station at Ferryland.^[16] In 1621, Calvert sent Captain Edward Wynne and a group of Welsh colonists to found a settlement, and received good reports from them concerning the local fisheries and the success of the saltworks, the latter of which were necessary to preserve fish for export.^[18] Seeking greater control over the settlement, Calvert was granted a Royal Charter in 1622 for the entirety of Newfoundland, though this land grant was reduced in 1623.^[19] The final charter made the province a palatinate under Calvert's rule and officially named it the Province of Avalon.^[19][16] He first arrived in July of 1627 and stayed for only two months before returning to Europe.^[20] The land he saw there was not the paradise that had been described by some early settlers, but was a marginally productive rocky island that had, unknown to Baltimore or his contemporaries, been too difficult for even Viking settlers from Greenland to stay.^[21] In 1628 he returned with his second wife, his children, and 40 more settlers to take over as Proprietary Governor of Avalon from his agent.^[22][23] The 1606 grants by James I to the London and Plymouth companies. ... A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... Avalon (probably from the Celtic word abal: apple; see Etymology below) is a legendary island somewhere in the British Isles, famous for its beautiful apples. ... Aquaforte (, NST) is a small fishing community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada situated on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula. ... The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ... Ferryland in Newfoundland is part of the Avalon Peninsula on the southern shore of the island south of St. ... Edward Wynne was Proprietary Governor of Ferryland colony from 1621 to 1626. ... This article is about the country. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... Vinland was the name given to a part of North America by the Icelandic norseman Leif Eiríksson, about the year (AD) 1000. ... Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies. ...

A modern image of the coastline along the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland

Baltimore soon became disenchanted by conditions in the settlement, and wrote to his old acquaintances in England of his troubles.^[24] Among those troubles were the depradations of French cruisers who regularly attacked English settlements and the smaller fishing stations scattered along the Newfoundland coast.^[25][23] Trying to defend his lands, Baltimore sent two ships, the Ark and the Dove, against one French raider.^[26] He was also attacked by a Puritan minister named Stourton for his practice of Catholicism and for the celebration of mass at the Avalon colony. Stourton went to the Privy Council to complain about Baltimore, though the Council dismissed the charges.^[27][23] Soon after, he was deprived of his second wife's company as she fled south to Virginia.^[28] Further, the winter of 1628-1629 was a disaster, and like many early settlers the residents of Avalon suffered terribly from cold and malnutrition.^[28][23] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2745 KB)The Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2745 KB)The Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... John Smiths Map of Virginia (1612) The Colony of Virginia was the anuis England|English]] colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution. ...

Attempt to found a mid-Atlantic colony

In response to what he saw as the failure of the Avalon settlement, Baltimore wrote King Charles to complain of his depradations at the hands of the French and mother nature, and to request a new charter further to the south.^[29] Before he received the King's response, which suggested that he abandon his dreams of colonisation altogether, he sailed south to the Virginia colony in search of new and fertile lands.^[30] Arriving in Jamestown in October of 1629, Baltimore did not receive a warm welcome from the Virginians, who suspected that he was interested in assuming control over some of their territory and who vehemently opposed Catholicism.^[30][31] The Virginians happened upon a cunning way to force him out; they asked him to take the Oath of Supremacy swearing fealty to the King of England as the supreme ecclesiatical power, an oath which he could not take as a good Catholic.^[30][32] The suspicions of the Virginians were unfounded; Baltimore's interest lay in creating an entirely new colony which would be a haven for English Catholics who felt persecuted in England and the other colonies.^[33][34] Spurned by Virginia, Baltimore returned to England, unaccountably leaving his wife and children in Jamestown to follow him later.^[35] The name Charles I is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland Charles I of France (also known as Charles the Bald) Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V of the German Empire) Charles I of Romania Charles I... Jamestown is the name of the following places in the United States of America: Jamestown, California Jamestown, Colorado Jamestown, Indiana Jamestown, Kansas Jamestown, Kentucky Jamestown, Louisiana Jamestown, Missouri Jamestown, New York Jamestown, North Carolina Jamestown, North Dakota Jamestown, Ohio Jamestown, Oklahoma Jamestown, Pennsylvania Jamestown, Rhode Island Jamestown, South Carolina Jamestown... The Oath of Supremacy, imposed by the Act of Supremacy 1559, provided for any person taking public or church office in England to swear allegiance to the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. ...

His health declining, Baltimore continued to pursue his dream of a Catholic colony in the New World in the early 1630's.^[36] The King first granted him a location south of Jamestown, but Baltimore asked the King to reconsider in response to opposition from other investors who were interested in settling the new land of Carolina into a sugar plantation.^[37] He was instead granted the lands to either side of the Chesapeake Bay, including the western shore as far south as the Potomac River and the entirety of the eastern shore.^[19] Tragically, before the grant could become official, Baltimore's health gave out, and he died on April 15, 1632.^[38] His eldest son Cecilius inherited all estates, the title of Lord Baltimore, and received the grant of Maryland in his stead.^[38][39] Perhaps more importantly, he left to his sons Cecilius, Leonard, and George the dream of a Catholic refuge along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The Carolina Colony grants Haystack of 1663 and 1665 The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1729, was a North American British colony. ... The Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River empties into it. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... The Lord Baltimore Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), inherited the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland on the death of his father, the 1st Baron Baltimore in 1632. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... Leonard Calvert (1606 - 1647) was the younger son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. ...

Legacy

Baltimore's two colonies in the New World continued under the proprietorship of his family.^[40] Avalon, which remained a prime spot for the salting and export of fish, was finally absorbed into Newfoundland in 1754.^[41] Maryland, as the colony along the shores of the Chesapeake would be called, became a prime tobacco exporting colony in the mid-Atlantic. It would also, for a time, become just the refuge for Catholic settlers that George Calvert had hoped for.^[42] Under the rule of the Lords Baltimore, thousands of British Catholics emigrated to the tobacco plantations of Maryland and established some of the oldest Catholic communities in what would become the United States.^[42] Although Catholic rule in Maryland was eventually nullified by the re-assertion of royal control over the colony, only a few decades following that event Maryland joined twelve other British colonies along the Atlantic coast in declaring their independence from British rule and the right to freedom of religion for all citizens of the new United States.^[43]

See also

• British colonization of the Americas
• Kiplin Hall

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Notes

References

• Browne, William Hand (1890). George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert: Barons Baltimore of Baltimore. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company.
• Fiske, John (1897). Old Virginia and Her Neighbors. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
• Hennesey, James (1981). American Catholics: A History of the Roman Catholic Community in the United States. Oxford University Press. [ISBN 0195032683]

External links

• Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Kiplin Hall, Yorkshire

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Cochrane • Prescott • Harvey • Law • LeMerchant • Hamilton Sir Thomas John Cochrane (February 5, 1789 – 1872) naval officer and colonial governor born London, England and died England. ... Henry Prescott (May 4, 1783 – November 18, 1874) colonial governor born Kev, England and died London, England. ... Sir John Harvey (April 23, 1778 – March 22, 1852) was a British army officer and a Lieutenant Governor. ... Robert A. Law (c. ... Sir John Gaspar LeMarchant (1803 – 1874) army officer and governor of Newfoundland, Canada from 1847 to 1852. ... Ker Baillie Hamilton (July 4, 1804 – February 6, 1889) colonial governor born Cleveland, England and died Tunbridge Wells, England. ...

Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)
Osborn • Clinton • Falkingham • Muskerry • Lee • Vanbrugh • Medley • Smith • Byng • Smith • Hardy • Edwards • Douglas • Watson • Rodney • Drake • Bonfoy • Dorrill • Edwards • Webb • Graves • Palliser • Byron • Shuldham • Duff • Montagu • Edwards • Campbell • Elliott • Milbanke • King • Wallace • Waldegrave • Pole • Gambier • Gower • Holloway • Duckworth • Keats • Pickmore • Hamilton Henry Osborn (baptized August 27, 1694 – February 4, 1771) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, born England died London, England. ... George Clinton (c. ... Commodore-Governor Edward Falkingham (b. ... Robert McCarthy, Viscount Muskerry and Cork and the Earl of Clancarty (1698 – September, 1769) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, born Ireland and died in Boulogne. ... Fitzroy Henry Lee (c. ... Philip VanBrugh (? – 1753) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, born England. ... Henry Medley (? – August 5, 1747) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, died on board the Russell at Vado. ... Thomas Smith (? - 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor. ... Portrait of John Byng by Thomas Hudson, 1749 John Byng (October 29, 1704 – March 14, 1757) was an English Admiral who was court-martialled and executed for failing to do his utmost during the Battle of Minorca, at the beginning of the Seven Years War. ... Thomas Smith (? - 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor. ... Sir Charles Hardy (c. ... Richard Edwards (? – 1773) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, died England. ... Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) naval officer and Commodore of Newfoundland, born England. ... Charles Watson (1714 – August 16, 1757) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, Canada, died at Calcutta, India. ... Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, 1719-1792 by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, painted 1791 George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Bt (February 1718 – May 24, 1792) – British naval officer. ... Francis William Drake (baptized August 22, 1724 – December 18, 1787) born in Buckland Monocharum, Devon the third son of Anne Heathcote and Sir Francis Henry Drake, a descendant of Sir Francis Drake. ... Hugh Bonfoy (c. ... Richard Dorill (c. ... Richard Edwards (c. ... James Webb (? – May 14, 1761) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, Canada, born England and died Plymouth Sound, England. ... Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves (ca. ... Sir Hugh Palliser (22 February 1722 or 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a British naval officer and the Governor of Newfoundland (a Commodore-Governor) from 1764 – 1768. ... John Byron (November 8, 1723 – April 10, 1786) was a British vice-admiral. ... Molyneux Shuldham (c. ... Robert Duff (? – June 6, 1787) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, Canada, born England and died Queensferry, England. ... John Montagu (1719 – 1795) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, Canada born Lackham, England and died Fareham, Hampshire, England. ... Richard Edwards (c. ... John Campbell (c. ... John Elliott (? – September 20, 1808) naval officer and colonial governor born Scotland and died Roxburgshire, Mouth Teviot. ... Sir Mark Milbanke (April 12, 1724 – June 9, 1805) naval officer and colonial governor born Halnaby Hall, England and died London, England. ... Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (August 10, 1730 – November 7, 1806) naval officer and colonial governor born Gosport and died England. ... Sir James Wallace (1731 – January 6, 1803) naval officer and colonial governor born England and died London, England. ... William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, G.C.B. (July 9, 1753 - August 20, 1825) was the Governor of Newfoundland and an Admiral in the Royal Navy. ... Admiral John James Gambier (13 October 1756 New Providence, Bahamas- 19 April 1833 Iver,England) Governor of Newfoundland 1802 - 1804 In 1807, he took part in the Battle of Copenhagen (1807). ... Sir Erasmus Gower (December 3, 1742 – June 21, 1814) naval officer and colonial governor born Cilgerren, Wales and died Hambledon, Hampshire, England. ... John Holloway (15 January 1744 – 26 June 1826), Governor (1807-1809), was born on January 15, 1744 at Wells, Somerset, England. ... Sir John Duckworth Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth (9 February 1747 or 1748 – 31 August 1817) was a British naval officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. ... Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats (16 January 1757 – 5 April 1834) Governor of Newfoundland, born Chalton, Hampshire. ... Francis Pickmore (c. ... Sir Charles Hamilton (May 25, 1767 – September 14, 1849) was a British naval officer and governor of Newfoundland. ...

French Gouverneurs (1655-1713)
de Kéréon • Gargot • du Perron • dit Lafontaine • Palme • Pioppe • Parat • de Costebelle • de Brouillan • de Monic • de Subercase • de Costebelle Sieur de Kéréon was the firt French Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland in 1655. ... Thalour de Perron was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland in 1660. ... Thalour du Perron was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1662 to 1664. ... Bellot dit Lafontaine was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1664 to 1667. ... La Palme was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1667 to 1670. ... La Poippe was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1670 to 1684. ... Antonie Parat was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1685 to 1690. ... Louis de Pastour de Costebelle (b. ... Jacques-François de Mombeton de Brouillan (born 1651, Gascony – died September 22, 1705 at Chedabouctou, Nova Scotia) military officer and Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. ... Joseph de Monic (c. ... Daniel dAuger de Subercase (February 12, 1661 – November 20, 1732) naval officer and Governor of Newfoundland, Canada, born Orthez, Béarn died Cannes. ... Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle (c. ...

Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)
Guy • Mason • Hayman • Whitbourne • Tanfield • Wynne • Aston • Calvert • Baltimore • Hill • Kirke • Treworgie John Gay (d. ... Captain John Mason (1586 – 1635) was born at Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ... Robert Hayman (1575-1629) was a poet, colonist and Proprietary Governor of Bristols Hope colony in Newfoundland. ... Sir Richard Whitbourne (1579-1628) was an English colonist, author and mariner. ... Francis Tanfield (born 1565) was Proprietary Governor of the South Falkland colony of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, his cousins husband. ... Edward Wynne was Proprietary Governor of Ferryland colony from 1621 to 1626. ... Sir Arthur Aston (died 1627) was appointed Proprietary Governor of Avalon in 1625 by Sir George Calvert. ... The Lord Baltimore Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), inherited the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland on the death of his father, the 1st Baron Baltimore in 1632. ... William Hill was the Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland from 1634 to 1638. ... Sir David Kirke (ca. ... John Treworgie (born ca. ...