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Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 September 1625) [1] was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal.
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- Sarah Blount
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- Governor of the East India Company
22 de dic. de 2021 · Sir Thomas Smythe was an English merchant who served as the first of three treasurers of the Virginia Company of London. Although his surname is sometimes rendered Smith, he always spelled it Smythe. Like his father, he was a successful haberdasher and investor in trading companies, including the East India Company.
Thomas Smythe o Smyth o Smith [Nota 1] (Ostenhanger, luego Westenhanger, Kent, Inglaterra, c1558 - Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, el 4 de septiembre de 1625) fue un destacado comerciante y empresario inglés, político, diplomático y administrador colonial. Miembro de los gremios de sederos y peleteros de la ciudad de Londres.
- Sarah Blount, Joan Hobbs, Judith Culverwell
- Thomas Smith, Alice Judd
- 1558
- 4 de septiembre de 1625jul., Sutton-at-Hone (Reino Unido)
9 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Thomas Smythe (born 1558?, Ostenhanger, now Westenhanger, Kent, Eng.—died Sept. 4, 1625, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent) was an English entrepreneur in the Virginia Company that founded the Virginia colony. He also financed numerous trade ventures and voyages of exploration during the early 17th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Smythe might plausibly be described as London's first global merchant with trading interests stretching from Japan to the Chesapeake.But he was a deeply controversial figure, his career in city politics stymied by his connections with the earl of Essex, and his management of the new Virginia plantation the target for criticism from colonists ...
- Ian Archer
- 2007
Sir Andrew was a wealthy merchant adventurer who financed many maritime expeditions, while his father (‘Customer') Thomas Smythe was a very shrewd businessman and chief customer (responsible for collecting customs or dues) to Elizabeth I. Sir Thomas followed both men into overseas trade and became, in the first part of the 17th century, overseer of virtually all trade passing through the ...
SIR THOMAS SMYTHE (c. 1558-1625) A lecture delivered at Skinners’ Hall, London, 26 November 2007. By Ian W. Archer, Keble College and Faculty of History, Oxford. ian.archer@keble.ox.ac.uk. Sir Thomas Smythe is buried in the parish church of Sutton-at-Hone in Kent.
