George Thorpe (Virginia colonist)
George Thorpe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office 1620–1622 | |
| Member of Parliament for Portsmouth | |
| In office 1614 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1575 Wanswell Court, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 1622 (aged 45–46) Bermuda Hundred, Colony of Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Porter, Margaret Harris |
| Relatives | Otto Thorpe |
| Education | Middle Temple in London |
George Thorpe (baptized 1 January 1576 – d. 22 March 1622 at Berkeley Hundred), was a noted landowner, Member of Parliament, distiller, educator and major investor in early colonial companies in the Americas.