Sir Thomas Gates

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Sir Thomas Gates was an early 17th-century English colonial governor and military leader who played a key role in the survival and governance of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.

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Sir Thomas Gates canonical 10
Thomas Gates 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English colonial governor
historical figure
military leader
person
activeInCentury 17th century
activeInPeriod early 1600s
allegiance England
associatedWithEvent early years of Jamestown colony
associatedWithPlace Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia

London, England
citizenship Kingdom of England
continentOfActivity North America
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryGoverned Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: English colony of Virginia
ethnicGroup English
fieldOfWork colonial governance
military affairs
governanceStyle military discipline
governedTerritory Jamestown settlement
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
governmentalJurisdiction Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown
historicalRole early leader of English America
historicalSignificance helped secure continuity of the Virginia Colony
honorificPrefix Sir
implemented strict laws for Jamestown settlers
influenced survival of the Jamestown settlement
knownFor imposing martial law in early Virginia
leadership during crisis periods in Jamestown
languageSpoken English
memberOf English colonial leadership in Virginia
militaryRank knight
notableFor governance of Virginia Colony
role in survival of Jamestown colony
occupation colonial administrator
soldier
participatedIn early English colonization of North America
governance of Jamestown settlement
partOf English colonial expansion
placeOfActivity Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia

Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
positionHeld deputy governor of Virginia
governor of Jamestown
governor of the Virginia Colony
precededBy earlier Jamestown leaders
regionOfCommand Chesapeake Bay region
surface form: Chesapeake Bay area
roleIn establishment of English presence in Virginia
succeededBy later governors of Virginia
typeOfLeader colonial governor
military commander

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Virginia Company of London notableLeader Sir Thomas Gates
Sea Venture carriedPassenger Sir Thomas Gates
Sea Venture associatedPerson Sir Thomas Gates
William Strachey associatedWith Sir Thomas Gates
Deliverance commandedBy Sir Thomas Gates
Patience commandedBy Sir Thomas Gates
Starving Time (1609–1610) significantParticipant Sir Thomas Gates
this entity surface form: Thomas Gates
Gates Fort namedAfter Sir Thomas Gates