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Argall, Samuel

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Argall, Samuel (c. 1580–c. 1626)

English adventurer. Born in Bristol, he went to Virginia 1609 and obtained the release of several Englishmen held captive by Powhatan, a Potomac chief, by abducting his daughter, Pocahontas, 1612. In 1617 he became deputy governor of Virginia, resigning 1619 on account of charges of tyranny and rapacity. In 1621 he commanded a fleet against the Algerian pirates in the Mediterranean. Knighted 1622.



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