Sir Thomas West, 1st Baron de La Warr

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baron
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Native_Americans
gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkb:Virginia_Company
Tobacco cultivation
gptkbp:birthDate 1577
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_West,_2nd_Baron_de_La_Warr
gptkbp:coatOfArms West family arms
gptkbp:contribution Establishment_of_Jamestown
gptkbp:culturalImpact American_history
gptkbp:deathDate 1618
gptkbp:descendant West family
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Governor
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_West
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:historicalContext Early 17th century
gptkbp:historicalRole Governor_of_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Early colonial governance
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Baron
Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Thomas West, 1st Baron de La Warr
gptkbp:impact Virginia's_development
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:influenceOn Colonial_policies
gptkbp:involvedIn Colonial trade
gptkbp:knownFor Governor_of_Virginia
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:La_Warr_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkbp:occupation Nobleman
gptkbp:participatesIn Colonial expansion
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:England
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Royalist
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_George_Yeardley
gptkbp:relatedTo West family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:serviceYears 1609-1618
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_West
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Francis_Wyatt
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_de_La_Warr