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John Mason (governor)
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John Mason (governor)
Captain
John Mason
(1586–1635) was a sailor and colonizer born at
King's Lynn
,
Norfolk
,
England
, and educated at
Peterhouse College, Cambridge
. He was appointed the second
Proprietary Governor
of
Newfoundland
's
Cuper's Cove
colony
in 1615, succeeding
John Guy
. Mason arrived on the island in 1616 and explored much of the territory. He compiled a map of the island and wrote and published a short tract (or "Discourse") of his findings.
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