Virginia Company of London

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chartered company joint-stock company

The Virginia Company of London was an English joint-stock company chartered in the early 17th century to finance and establish settlements in North America, most notably the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chartered company → joint-stock company →
alsoKnownAs	London Company → Virginia Company →
charterDate	1606-04-10 →
charteredBy	King James I of England →
charterExtended	1609 → 1612 →
charterFeature	monopoly on trade with Virginia → right to govern settlers →
colonized	Virginia →
country	Kingdom of England →
dissolutionReason	revocation of charter →
dissolvedBy	Court of King's Bench →
endTime	1624 →
foundedBy	King James I of England →
foundedColony	Bermuda → Colony of Virginia → Henricus → Jamestown →
grantedBy	Royal Charter →
headquartersLocation	London →
industry	colonial enterprise → overseas trade →
introducedCrop	commercial tobacco cultivation in Virginia →
introducedInstitution	House of Burgesses → representative government in English America →
legalForm	joint-stock company →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England → London →
notableLeader	Sir Edwin Sandys → Sir Thomas Gates → Sir Thomas Smythe → Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr →
operatedIn	North America → Virginia Colony →
organizedVoyage	Discovery (ship) → Godspeed → Susan Constant →
purpose	establish English settlements in North America → exploit natural resources of Virginia → find a northwest passage to Asia → find precious metals →
sentExpedition	1607 Jamestown expedition →
shareholderType	English nobility → London merchants → private investors →
startTime	1606 →
successor	Crown Colony of Virginia →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Virginia Company of London ("London Company") → Virginia Company of London ("Virginia Company") →	alsoKnownAs
John Smith → William Strachey →	employer
Jamestown → St. George’s, Bermuda ("Virginia Company") →	foundedBy
Sea Venture ("Virginia Company") → Sea Venture shipwreck →	operator
Patience → Sea Venture →	ownedBy
George Somers ("Virginia Company") →	associatedWith
John Rolfe →	associatedWithCompany
Colony and Dominion of Virginia →	establishedBy
Second Charter of Virginia →	grantedTo
Jamestown Exposition →	honoredEntity
Deliverance →	operatedBy
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ("Virginia Company colony") →	precededBy
Sea Venture shipwreck ("Virginia Company") →	relatedTo