John Pory
John Pory (1572–1636) was an English politician, administrator, traveller and author of the Jacobean and Caroline eras; the skilled linguist may have been the first news correspondent in English-language journalism. As the first Speaker of the Virginia General Assembly, Pory established parliamentary procedures for that legislative body still in use today (although members now elect their Speaker).
John Pory | |
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The title page of Pory's translation of Leo Africanus's A Geographical Historie of Africa (1600) | |
| Born | 1572 England |
| Died | 1636 (aged 63–64) England |
| Occupation | Government administrator, traveller, author, journalist |
| Period | 1600–1636 |
| Subject | Exploration, geography, travel |
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