John Berry

Military Person

1635 – 1690

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Who was John Berry?

Admiral Sir John Berry was an English naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colony's founding. Berry's advocacy of the right of the small number of settlers to remain in Newfoundland, which was opposed by the British Committee for Trade and Plantations, was an important factor in determining the future course of European settlement in Newfoundland.

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Born
1635
North Devon
Died
1690
Portsmouth

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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