First President of Jamestown's Governing Council

First President of Jamestown's Governing Council

Edward Maria Wingfield

An English soldier, politician, and colonist. Deeply involved in the founding of the Virginia Company and the establishment of the Jamestown colony, he was elected the first president of Jamestown's governing council in 1607. As one of Jamestown's earliest administrators, he is also known for compiling his colonial experiences into "A Discourse of Virginia."

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Year Edward Maria Wingfield
1550
Birth of Edward Maria Wingfield (Period: 1550 (exact date unknown))
1569
Participation in Colonization Activities in Ireland (Age: 19 years old, Period: Around 1569–1570s)
1570
English Military Actions in Ireland (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1570s–1590s)
1576
Admission to Lincoln’s Inn (Edward Maria Wingfield, Age: 26 years old, Period: 1576)
1586
Battle of Zutphen (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1586)
1588
Captivity under Spanish Forces (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1588–1589)
1593
Assumption of Office as Member of Parliament (Edward Maria Wingfield, Age: 43 years old, Period: 1593)
1600
Eighty Years’ War (Age: 50 years old, Period: Early 1600s)
1602
Organization of the Virginia Colonization Plan (Age: 52 years old, Period: 1602–1606)
1605
Involvement in the Establishment of the Virginia Company (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1605–1606)
1607
Accusations, Trial, and Rehabilitation (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1607–1608)
Arrival at the Jamestown Colony (Age: 57 years old, Period: April–May 1607)
Early Armed Conflicts with Native Americans at Jamestown (Age: 57 years old, Period: May–September 1607)
Construction of Jamestown (Age: 57 years old, Period: May–June 1607)
Election as First President of the Jamestown Council (Age: 57 years old, Period: May 13 – September 10, 1607)
Repulse of the Jamestown Attack (Age: 57 years old, Period: May 27, 1607)
Deposition of Wingfield as President (Age: 57 years old, Period: September 10, 1607)
1608
Authoring of "A Discourse of Virginia" (Age: 58 years old, Period: Around 1608)
Return from Jamestown (Edward Maria Wingfield, Age: 58 years old, Period: April 10, 1608)
1609
Involvement in the Second Virginia Charter (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1609)
Continued Involvement in the Virginia Company (Age: 59 years old, Period: Around 1609–1620)
1631
Death of Edward Maria Wingfield (Age: 81 years old, Period: 1631)
Unknown
Anglo-Spanish War (Period: Early 17th century)

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Colonial settlement John Smith Christopher Newport George Percy Edward Maria Wingfield Thomas Gates Samuel Argall William Strachey
Bacon's Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon William Berkeley William Drummond Richard Lawrence Thomas Hansford Joseph Ingram
The Washington family Augustine Warner Jr. Lawrence Washington Augustine Washington Sr. George Washington John Washington
North Carolina Early Settlers John Lawson Thomas Cary Edward Hyde John Jenkins John Culpeper
Virginia politician George Washington Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Peyton Randolph George Mason IV

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