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De La Warr

American  
[del-uh-wair, del-uh-wer] / ˈdɛl əˌwɛər, ˈdɛl ə wər /

noun

  1. 12th Baron Thomas West, 1577–1618, 1st English colonial governor of Virginia.


De La Warr British  
/ ˈdɛləˌwɛə /

noun

  1. Baron, title of Thomas West, known as Lord Delaware. 1577–1618, English administrator in America; first governor of Virginia (1610)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The sculpture, outside the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, was attacked on Monday, the arts centre said.

From BBC ● May 21, 2023

Buyer Lord De La Warr, who owns Buckhurst Park in East Sussex, said: "It will take pride of place on the estate".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2021

In 1618, De La Warr sailed again for Virginia aboard the ship Neptune.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2017

In 1602, he succeeded to the British barony of De La Warr.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2017

De La Warr was a man of note and worth, old privy councilor of Elizabeth and of James, soldier in the Low Countries, strong Protestant and believer in England-in-America.

From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Mary Johnston

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