No question about it, Capt. John Smith. He took command of a mess, instilled military discipline to the benefit of the settlers, and as a show of force to the Indians. He saved the Jamestowne Colony in its first years. OK, so he wasn't born in Virginia :((, since of course it did not exist. Randy Cabell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:49 AM Subject: Great/Important 17th Century Virginian > Let's continue with the discussion of greatest or most important > Virginians. Who nominates whom and why for the seventeenth century? > > Brent Tarter > The Library of Virginia > [log in to unmask] > > Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html