Nathaniel Powell
Nathaniel Powell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Governor's Council | |
| In office April 19, 1619 – March 22, 1622 | |
| Governor | George Yeardley Francis Wyatt |
| Acting Governor of Virginia | |
| In office April 9, 1619 – April 19, 1619 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Argall |
| Succeeded by | George Yeardley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1587 St Olave, Surrey, England |
| Died | March 22, 1622 (aged 34–35) Jamestown, Virginia Colony |
| Spouse | Joyce Tracy |
| Relations | William Powell (cousin) Ralph Hamor (cousin) |
| Occupation | Cartographer, military leader, politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army (before 1607) Virginian militia (1617–1623) |
| Rank | Captain (in England) Sergeant major general (in Virginia) |
Nathaniel Powell (1587 – March 22, 1622) was an English-born early American colonist, cartographer, military leader, and politician who served briefly as the acting governor of the colony of Virginia for a ten-day period in 1619. Powell's additional service in colonial Virginia included as president of the Virginia Governor's Council and as a delegate to the first session of the Virginia General Assembly. He contributed to John Smith's sixth chapter of The Generall Historie of Virginia and helped make the first map of Virginia.