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Sir Thomas Gates

British colonial governor

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history of Jamestown Colony

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    In Jamestown Colony: First years (1607–09)

    The company determined that Thomas Gates would hold that position for the first year of the new charter. He sailed for Virginia in June with a fleet of nine ships and hundreds of new colonists. The fleet was caught in a hurricane en route, however, and Gates’s ship was…

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