John Guy (colonial administrator)

John Guy
1st Proprietary governor Newfoundland Colony
In office
1610–1614
MonarchJames I
Succeeded byJohn Mason
Personal details
Born25 December 1568
Bristol
DiedFebruary 1629
Bristol
NationalityEnglish
Occupationcolonist and politician
The John Guy Flag Site in Cupids, created in 1910 to mark the settlement's 300th anniversary. The 26-metre (85 ft) flagstaff is used to fly a giant Union Jack.[1]

John Guy (25 December 1568 – February 1629) was an English merchant adventurer, colonist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. He was the first proprietary governor of Newfoundland Colony, the first attempt to establish a colony on Newfoundland.