George Thorpe (Virginia colonist)

George Thorpe
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council
In office
1620–1622
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
In office
1614
Personal details
Born1575
Wanswell Court, Gloucestershire, England
DiedMarch 22, 1622
Bermuda Hundred, Colony of Virginia
Spouse(s)Margaret Porter, Margaret Harris
RelativesOtto Thorpe
EducationMiddle Temple in London

George Thorpe (baptized January 1, 1576 – March 22, 1622, at Berkeley Hundred), was a noted landowner, Member of Parliament, distiller, educator and major investor in early colonial companies in the Americas.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2007). Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers: 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. p. 693. ISBN 978-0-8063-1774-8.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Brendan. "George Thorpe (bap. 1576–1622)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 15 Sep. 2014. available at https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/thorpe-george-bap-1576-1622/.
  3. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography vol.1. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 86–87.