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 rights in the islands, however, were subsequently sold to some of the members of the London Company, who obtained a charter in 1614 under the name of the Somers Island Company.

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

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

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

Scotland boasted a guild at Edinburgh that at one time enjoyed a fame second only to that of the celebrated London Company.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.