SANDYS, SIR EDWIN
\sˈandɪz], \sˈandɪz], \s_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_z]\
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(1561-1629), was an active member of the first London Company for Virginia. He was made treasurer of the company in 1619. He established representative government in Virginia, and contributed largely to its prosperity. He aided the Pilgrims in securing a charter.
By John Franklin Jameson
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