John White.
Justin Bieber no you idiot it was john white
The Roanoke Colony had a governor. It was not a religious colony.
The Roanoke Island Colony was founded in 1585.
The Roanoke Island Colony was founded in 1585.
John White was the Governor of the 1587 colony which attempted to settle on Roanoke Island, even though they were supposed to go to the Chesapeake Bay area. He was not the founder of Roanoke Island.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the govenor of the lost colony of Roanoke.
No. Smith had nothing to do with Roanoke. Roanoke was in the 1580's and Smith is in Jamestown in 1608 as governor. Smith was a baby when Roanoke was established since he was born in 1580.
The colony on Roanoke island was originally established in 1585.
It was on Roanoke Island in present day North Carolina.
The Roanoke Island Colony mysteriously disappeared. John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony, returned from a supply trip to England to find the colony deserted. There were no signs of violence, but he could find no sign of the 100 colonists he had left behind, including his daughter and granddaughter. Roanoke Island Colony was the first English colony established in the New World.
There were 12 investors, including John White who was the Governor of the colony. Some of the investors traveled to Roanoke Island, some did not. Sir Walter Ralegh had no financial interest in the 1587 colony. He had financial interests in the 1584 and 1585/6 voyages to Roanoke Island, but by 1587 he was concentrating on his Irish estates, and had no real input into the 1587 voyage.
John White was appointed the governor of the second Raanoke Colony =)