Edward Wynne
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Edward Wynne was Proprietary Governor of Ferryland colony from 1621 to 1626. Born in Wales, he was appointed by George Calvert, (later Lord Baltimore) to establish the colony and in August 1621 he landed at Ferryland with 12 men. The colonists had completed a large dwelling by November and had added a stone kitchen by Christmas. In 1622, a second group of colonists led by Daniel Powell was sent to the colony bringing the population to 32, including seven women. Within a few years the colony had housing, a forge, a warehouse, sawmill and wharf. In 1623 the colony became the Province of Avalon when Calvert's grant was confirmed growing to a population of 100 by 1625. Calvert was dismissed that year, probably because he lacked the skills to govern a colony of that size and because Calvert himself wanted to govern the colony direcly.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34710)Template:UK-bio-stub