John Guy (colonial administrator)

John Guy
1st Proprietary Governor Cuper's Cove
In office
1610–1614
MonarchJames I
Succeeded byJohn Mason
Member of the England Parliament
for Bristol
In office
1621–1624
Serving with John Baker
Preceded byJohn Whitson
Thomas James
Succeeded bySir Nicholas Hyde
John Whitson
Personal details
Born(1568-12-25)25 December 1568
Bristol, England
DiedFebruary 1629(1629-02-00) (aged 60)
Bristol, England
Occupationcolonist and politician

John Guy (25 December 1568 – February 1629) was an English merchant adventurer, colonist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. He was the first proprietary governor of Newfoundland Colony, the second attempt to establish a colony on Newfoundland.

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