Sheila Jackson Lee
American lawyer and politician (1950-2024)
Humphrey Gilbert
English explorer, politician and soldier (1539-1583)
Sir Humphrey Gilbertwas an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland.
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Sir Humphrey Gilbertwas an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.
2 Quotes by Humphrey Gilbert
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We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.
Humphrey GilbertEnglish explorer, politician and soldier (1539-1583)
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These people are headstrong and if they feel the curb loosed but one link they will with bit in the teeth in one month run further out of the career of good order than they will be brought back in three months.
Humphrey GilbertEnglish explorer, politician and soldier (1539-1583)