Lord De La Warr

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Lord De La Warr is the title held by Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman best known for his role in the early English colonization of North America, including lending his name to the colony of Delaware.

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Lord De La Warr canonical 4
Baron De La Warr 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
colonial governor
member of the English peerage
activity oversaw military campaigns against Indigenous peoples in Virginia
associatedWith Virginia Company of London
early English–Indigenous relations in Virginia
colonialRoleType royal appointee
colonyAssociatedWith Jamestown
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
culturalContext English aristocracy
eponymOf Delaware Bay
Delaware Colony
Delaware River
Delaware people (Lenape) name in English usage
Delaware
surface form: U.S. state of Delaware
familyName West
givenName Thomas
governedSettlement Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia
governedTerritory Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: English colony of Virginia
historicalPeriod early 17th century
influenced English colonial policy in Virginia
languageOfName English
legacy name preserved in multiple North American geographic features
symbol of early English imperial presence in America
militaryBranch English Army
militaryConflict Powhatan Wars
surface form: Anglo-Powhatan Wars
monarchServed James VI and I
surface form: James I of England
nobleFamily West family
nobleTitle Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baron De La Warr
notableFor association with the naming of Delaware
role in early English colonization of North America
ordinalNumber Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
surface form: 3rd Baron De La Warr
politicalAlignment Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown
positionHeld governor and captain-general of Virginia
governor of the Jamestown colony
regionOfActivity England
North America
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
roleInColonization helped stabilize the Jamestown settlement
implemented strict discipline in the Virginia colony
supported expansion of English settlements in North America
sphereOfInfluence Atlantic seaboard of North America
title Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs
titleStyle Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs

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Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr knownAs Lord De La Warr
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
House of West producedTitle Lord De La Warr
this entity surface form: Baron De La Warr
Lord De La Warr title Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Lord De La Warr nobleTitle Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
this entity surface form: Baron De La Warr
Lord De La Warr titleStyle Lord De La Warr self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr