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Sir Dudley Digges  Sir Dudley Digges

Sir Dudley Digges (1583-1639) was a Member of Parliament who also was a "Virginia adventurer," an investor who ventured or risked his capital in the Virginia enterprise. Those who actually went to Virginia were called "planters," one of whom was Digges's son Edward. The portrait was painted by Cornelius Janssen in 1636.

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