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John Ratcliffe
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John Ratcliffe (died September 1609) was captain of the Discovery, one of three boats that sailed from England on December 19, 1606 to Virginia, to found a colony, arriving May 14, 1607. He later became the second president of the colony. He was killed by the Powhatan Indians.
- http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/data/art/DOLLE-02.ART
- http://www.famousamericans.net/johnsmith/
- http://pocahontas.morenus.org/
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjvatm2.html
- Price, David A., Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation (New York: Knopf, 2003)
| Preceded by Edward Maria Wingfield |
Colonial Governor of Virginia 1608 |
Succeeded by Matthew Scrivener |
| Colonial Governors of Virginia |  |
|---|---|
| Wingfield • Ratcliffe • Scrivener • Smith • Percy • Gates • De La Warr • Percy • Dale • Gates • Dale • Yeardley • Argall • Yeardley • Wyatt • Yeardley • West • Pott • Harvey • West • Harvey • Wyatt • Berkeley • Bennett • Digges • Mathews • Berkeley • Colepeper • Howard of Effingham • Andros • Nicholson • Nott • Jenings • Hunter • Orkney (absentee) • Spotswood • "King" Carter • Gooch • Albemarle (absentee) • Gooch • Lee • Dinwiddie • Loudoun • Fauquier • Amherst (absentee) • Fauquier • Botetourt • Nelson • Dunmore |