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Nov 11, 1111
ralph lane
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Period: Oct 1, 1528 to Oct 1, 1529
governor ralph
a professional soldier, served as governor of the first colony attempted by the English in America. At that time, the region that encompassed Sir Walter Raleigh’s land patent was called Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. The first colony was organized as a military venture from which the Spanish, colonial rival of the English, -
Period: Nov 4, 1560 to 60
before the he was commander
before the he was commander Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr Lane of Northampton, attended Oxford University in 1554 and served in the English Parliament in late 1550s and early 1560s.