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