Sir humphrey gilbert biography

Where did sir humphrey gilbert grow up

Eton and Oxf. Anne, da. Unsuccessful in his petition to be allowed to fit out an expedition to attempt the discovery of the north-west passage, and also in his effort to found a colony in Ireland, he visited England in , a sick man, afterwards returning to Ireland to govern Munster. Gilbert was a nephew of Sir Arthur Champernown , vice-admiral of Devon, whose headquarters were at Plymouth.

On 20 Apr. Attempting to defend himself, he was thrice shouted down by the House. He was appointed to two committees in tellers and receivers 26 May and reports of corruption in the House of Commons 28 May. He was named to committees concerned with statutes of the staple 28 Jan. Some of the money for his last expedition came from the merchants of Southampton, and most of the remainder from Devon merchants.

He set out on 11 June , and reaching Newfoundland, planted the first English colony in North America. He perished at sea on the return voyage, September He had made his will 28 Aug.