Woodes Rogers | search
Click here to view Woodes Rogers news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Woodes Rogers - WikipediaWoodes Rogers (c. 1679 – 15 July 1732) was an English sea captain, privateer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Bahamas from 1718 to 1721 and again from 1728 to 1732.
- Woodes Rogers - World History EncyclopediaWoodes Rogers (1679-1732) was a privateer turned administrator who was instrumental in the fight against piracy in the Caribbean when he served as Governor of the Bahamas (appointed 1717 and again in 1728).
- Colonial Officials | Woodes Rogers - History ArchiveSignaling the end of the classical conception of pirates, Woodes Rogers (1679 - 1732) ironically himself was once a pirate and privateer. Coming from a wealthy seafaring family in Bristol, the same home as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, he eventually joined a sea captain apprenticeship until his father died. Given his families multiple shares in ...
- How Woodes Rogers Went From Privateer To Ruthless Pirate HunterWoodes Rogers died in 1732, leaving behind a legacy of brutality against pirates. After all, he coined the slogan of The Bahamas, “Piracy expelled, commerce restored.” The British colony kept the motto until it gained independence in 1973.
- Woodes Rogers | Pirate Hunter, Bahamas Governor & PrivateerWoodes Rogers was an English privateer and governor of the Bahamas who helped suppress piracy in the Caribbean. Rogers commanded a privateering expedition (1708–11) around the world, sponsored by Bristol merchants whose ships had been lost to foreign privateers. In 1709 he rescued Alexander.
More
