Humphrey Gilbert

Humphrey Gilbert

politician
explorer
🇬🇧United Kingdom

Sir Humphrey Gilbert was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.

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1539 – 1583
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Born in
Devon
Educated at
Eton College

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  • 1539

    Born

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  • 1583

    Died

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