biography
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Newport, Christopher
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1565–1617)
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| biography:
| Seaman and colonist, born in England, UK. In 1606 he was given charge of the Virginia Company's expedition to America. He made a total of five voyages to Jamestown (1607–11) and served as the intermediary between the Virginia Company and the new colonists in Virginia. |
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