Why Famous:Played an important part in the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in North America as a leader of the Virginia Colony.
Smith was also the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England.
Born: January 6, 1580 Birthplace:Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Star Sign: Capricorn
1607-05-13 English colonists led by John Smith make a second landing near James River in Virginia
1608-08-13 John Smith's story of Jamestown's first days submitted for publication
1608-09-10 John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Virginia
Quotes by John Smith
"Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industries quickly grow rich."
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