John Pory

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
writer
historian
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Virginia_Company
gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:birthDate 1572-03-20
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Pory_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Cultural exchange
Political writings
Historical documentation
Colonial governance
Literary_works
gptkbp:deathDate 1636-10-01
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field History
Literature
Politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Pory
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Strachey
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Smith
gptkbp:involved Exploration
Colonial administration
Trade relations
Settlement efforts
Native_American_relations
gptkbp:knownFor Early_American_history
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Promotion of education in the colonies
Documentation of early colonial life
Impact on colonial literature
Influence_on_American_historiography
Role_in_early_American_politics
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent First representative assembly in America
Advocacy for the rights of colonists
Engagement with Indigenous peoples
Establishment_of_the_Virginia_General_Assembly
Involvement_in_the_founding_of_the_Virginia_colony
Participation_in_the_early_governance_of_Virginia
Promotion_of_agricultural_development_in_Virginia
Publication_of_Virginia's_history
Contribution_to_the_early_legal_framework_of_Virginia
Support_for_the_establishment_of_schools_in_Virginia
gptkbp:notableWorks The History of Virginia
gptkbp:occupation scholar
gptkbp:positionHeld Secretary of the Colony of Virginia
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Pory