Bartholomew Gosnold
English barrister, explorer, and privateer (1571-1607) · Historical Figures · Lived 1572 to 1607 · aged 35
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.
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He is considered by Preservation Virginia to be the "prime mover of the colonization of Virginia".
