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John White (colonist and artist)
English governor of the Roanoke Colony (1587 to 1590)
For information about other persons with the name John White, see John White (disambiguation).
John White | |
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The return of Governor White to the "Lost Colony" | |
| Born | c. 1539 London, England |
| Died | c.
1593 (aged c. John white colonist biography books54) |
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| Spouse | Tomasyn Cooper (m. 1566) |
| Children | Eleanor and 1 son |
| Patron(s) | Sir Walter Raleigh |
John White (c. 1539–c. 1593) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer.
White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. He would most famously briefly serve as the governor of the second attempt to found Roanoke Colony on the same island in 1587 and discover the colonists had mysteriously vanished.