Captain John Ratcliffe | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Ratcliffe_Under_the_crown,_American_history_(1909)_(14589986637).jpg) Depiction of Ratcliffe (left) and John Smith | |
| Born | John Sicklemore 1549 Lancashire, England |
| Died | c. 1609 Virginia Colony |
| Cause of death | Torture by Native Americans |
| Other names | John Radcliff |
| Occupation | Adventurer |
| Spouse | Dorothy Ratcliffe |
John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, governor, and sea captain. Ratcliffe became the second president of the colony of Jamestown. He was slain by the Pamunkey Native Americans in the winter 1609–1610.