London Company

American  

noun

1. a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.

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Example Sentences

The merchant princes who founded enterprises such as the London Company in the 17th century wanted to build bustling empires across the seas.

From Economist • Apr. 27, 2016

The London Company, when they sent Sir Thomas Gates to Virginia with the letters patent of 1609, gave directions that the utmost severity should be used in putting an end to lawlessness and confusion.

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

In the meanwhile the London Company, undismayed by their former failures, were preparing a new expedition, which they hoped would establish the colony upon a firm footing.

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

James I of England, general policy, 112, 113; treaty with Spain, 114; the London Company, 123; non-conformists, 136.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

A "Great Charter" was granted to it in 1613 by the London Company.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles