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He was born in Lympstone, United Kingdom.
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Ralph Lane attended Oxford University and he served in the english parliament.
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By 1563 Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, marking the beginning of a career of service to queen and country
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Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland
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Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships
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Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts.
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the queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia (Roanoke Island).
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Seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England
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The colony had come ashore and built a fort following an invitation from the Indians.........Grenville’s fleet left at the end of August after being unable to secure a good harbor.
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A fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home.