John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

John Smith (explorer)

English soldier, explorer and writer (1580–1631)

John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. Following his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune…