Ferdinando Wainman
Ferdinando Wainman | |
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| Born | 1576 |
| Died | 1610 (aged 33–34) |
| Other names | Ferdinand Wenman (alternate spelling used) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Title | Master of the Ordnance Member of the Virginia Governor's Council |
| Board member of | Virginia Company of London |
| Spouse | Frances Wainman |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Thomas Wenman (father) Jane West (mother) Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman (brother) William West, 1st Baron De La Warr (grandfather) Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (cousin) |
Ferdinando Wainman (1576 – 1610) (also spelled Waynman, Wenman, or Weynman) was an English colonist, investor in the Virginia Company of London, and politician who served briefly as the Master of the Ordnance of the Colony of Virginia and a member of the Virginia Governor's Council. He was the first English knight to be buried in America.