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About Ferdinando Gorges
Sir Ferdinando Gorges was a naval and military commander and governor of the important port of Plymouth in England. He was involved in Essex's Rebellion against the Queen, but escaped punishment by testifying against the main conspirators. His early involvement in English trade with and settlement of North America as well as his efforts in founding the Province of Maine in 1622 earned him the title of the "Father of English Colonization in North America," even though Gorges himself never set foot in the New World.
Everything about Ferdinando Gorges →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1593 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1565
- Died
- 1647