William Sayle

William Sayle
1st Governor of South Carolina
In office
15 March 1670 – 4 March 1671
Monarchs
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byJoseph West
Personal details
Bornc. 1590
England
Died1671 (aged c. 81)
Bahamas, England
ResidenceBahamas
OccupationExplorer, colonial administrator

Captain William Sayle[needs IPA] (c. 1590 – 1671) was a prominent English landholder who was Governor of Bermuda in 1643 and again in 1658. As an Independent in religion and politics, and an adherent of Oliver Cromwell, he was dissatisfied with life in Bermuda, and so founded the company of the Eleutheran Adventurers who became the first European settlers of the Bahamas between 1646 and 1648. He later became the first governor of colonial South Carolina from 1670 to 1671.[1]

  1. ^ "Sayle, William Charleston's Intendants and Mayors Halsey Map Preservation Society of Charleston". halseymap.com.