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De La Warr

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De La Warr  (dl wâr, wr), Baron. Title of Thomas West. 1577-1618.
English-born American colonial administrator chosen as the first governor of the Virginia Company colony. He arrived at Jamestown in 1610 in time to prevent the colonists from deserting the settlement.
De La Warr [ˈdɛləˌwɛə]
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(Biographies / De La Warr, Baron (1577-1618) M, English, POLITICS: administrator) Baron, title of Thomas West, known as Lord Delaware. 1577-1618, English administrator in America; first governor of Virginia (1610)


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