Sir Walter Raleigh appointed John White as the governor of the Roanoke Colony. White led the second attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in North America in 1587. However, after returning to England for supplies, he found the colony abandoned upon his return in 1590.
The colonial governor of Roanoke was Sir Walter Raleigh, who sponsored the attempts to establish the Roanoke Colony in the late 16th century. However, the first governor of the Roanoke Colony itself was John White, who led the 1587 expedition. White's leadership was marked by challenges, including the mysterious disappearance of the colony's settlers, which remains one of American history's enduring mysteries.
The colonial governor of Roanoke was John White, who led the second expedition to the island in 1587. He was responsible for establishing the Roanoke Colony, which became known as the "Lost Colony" after he returned to England for supplies and found the settlement abandoned upon his return in 1590. White's leadership and subsequent search for the colonists became significant elements of the colony's mysterious history.
The first English colony was most likely St. John's, Newfoundland (now in Canada), settled permanently since 1583. However, there are other communities on the island of Newfoundland (such as Harbour Grace) dating from 1583 as well, so the exact first colony is hard to pin-point and has been lost to history. Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina was settled in 1587, but the colony failed and was "lost". Jamestown, VA was not settled until 1607.
Nobody knows for sure. In 1587 117 men, women and boys (no girls) came to Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina. In August of that year Governor John White returned to England for supplies. He did not return until 1590 by which time his colonists had left the settlement, leaving only two ambiguous clues as to their intended destination. It is entirely possible that the group fractured into smaller groups - some may have tried to sail back to England, some headed north for the Chesapeake Bay (their original intended destination), some headed south to join friendly native American groups, some headed west into the mainland. Much later there were reports from William Strachey that white people had been living with local native American groups around the Chesapeake. Most of the people had been killed by Powhatan (or his people) and the few who escaped were ultimately caught and enslaved.
John White led the group that settled in Roanoke in 1587. He was an English artist and cartographer who served as the governor of the Roanoke colony.
John White led the second group of settlers to Roanoke in 1587. He was an English artist and governor of the Roanoke Colony.
John White led the second attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1587. He was appointed governor of the colony and sought to establish a permanent English settlement there.
The group that settled in Roanoke in 1587 was led by John White. He was an English artist and explorer who was appointed as the governor of the Roanoke Colony by Sir Walter Raleigh. However, when White returned to England for supplies, he was delayed by the war with Spain and was unable to return to Roanoke for several years. When he finally returned in 1590, the colony was mysteriously abandoned with no signs of the inhabitants.
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.
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John White settled in the Roanoke Island area in present-day North Carolina, where he established the Roanoke Colony in 1587. White was an English artist who became governor of the colony.
Do you mean "for"? If so, the 1587 colony has become known as the lost colony.
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.