Who is Samuel Argall?

Answer 1

Sir Samuel Argall (died ca. 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer.

As a sea captain, in 1609, Argall was the first to determine a shorter northern route from England across the Atlantic Ocean to the Virginia Colony based at Jamestown, and made numerous voyages to the New World. As a sea warrior, he is best-known for actions against the Powhatan Confederacy, successfully kidnapping the Chief's daughter, Pocahontas, and in actions against the French efforts at colonization in New England and North Africa.

Knighted by King James I, Argall was less successful in his term as Deputy Governor of Virginia, where he was considered autocratic and unpopular. Like many mariners before and later, he was unsuccessful in his mission of locating a Northwest Passage to India. The Northwest Passage was eventually found by Roald Amundsen around 1904.

Answer 2

Samuel Argall was an English adventurer and naval officer who played a significant role in the early English colonization of North America in the early 17th century. He is perhaps best known for his involvement in the kidnapping of Pocahontas in 1613 during the First Anglo-Powhatan War. Argall also served as Deputy Governor of Virginia for a brief period.