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Pocahontas captured by samuel argall governor
Samuel Argall
16/17th-century English naval officer and colonial official in Virginia
Sir Samuel Argall | |
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Illustration of Argall meeting with Chickahominy people | |
| Born | c. 1572 – c. 1580 |
| Died | 1626-01-24 Died at sea |
| Burial place | Penryn, Cornwall |
| Other names | Samuel Argal,[1] Argoll |
| Occupation(s) | Sea captain, navigator, adventurer |
| Employer | Virginia Company of London |
Sir Samuel Argall (b. c. 1572 or 1580 – d. 1626) was an English sea captain, navigator, and Deputy-Governour of Virginia, an English colony.
As a sea captain, in 1609, Argall was the first to determine a shorter northern route from England across the Atlantic Ocean to the new English colony of Virginia, based at Jamestown, and made numerous voyages to the New World.[2] He captained one of Lord De La Warr's ships in the successful rescue mission to Virginia in 1610 which saved the colony from starvation.
In 1610 he