David Kirke
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Dieppe |
France | |
Died | Greater London |
United Kingdom | |
Siblings | Thomas Kirke |
John Kirke | |
Lewis Kirke | |
James Kirke | |
Job | Adventurer |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2534902 |
David Kirke Life story
Sir David Kirke, also spelt David Ker, was an adventurer, colonizer and governor for the king of England. He is best known for his successful capture of New France in 1629 during the Thirty Years' War and his subsequent governorship of lands in Newfoundland.