Thomas Dale

Sir Thomas Dale
Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c. 1609–1619
Born	c. 1570
Died	19 August 1619 Machilipatnam, Golconda Sultanate
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	Naval commander, deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony

Sir Thomas Dale (c. 1570 – 19 August 1619) was an English soldier and colonial administrator who served as deputy-governor of the Colony of Virginia in 1611 and again from 1614 to 1616. Dale is best remembered for the energy and the extreme rigour of his administration in Virginia, which established order and in various ways seems to have benefited the colony,^[1] although he was criticised for high-handedness. He is also credited with the establishment of Bermuda Hundred, Bermuda Cittie, and the Cittie of Henricus.