John Smith Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Smith, based on 4 World History Database records associated with England.

4 records1607–17024 events3 places

Chronological biography

1607

Jamestown13 May 1607

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Jamestown

Founds Jamestown, Virginia is re-colonized

1612

Rule of Virginia1612

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Virginia

Employed by the Virginia company of London to produce the first map of Virginia

1616

Rule of New England1616

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · New England

Gives "New England" its name

1702

Speaker of House of Commons1702

Government / Government of England · Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Titles and roles

Captain · Speaker of House of Commons

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.