Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: soldier colony treasurer assistant governor - death place: duxbury , massachusetts - signature: standish signature.png - caption: this alleged to be a 1625 likeness of standish , although portrait its authenticity has never been proven . , first published in 1885 , was - battles: eighty plymouth colony -rrb- years ' war -lrb- netherlands -rrb- wessagusset -lrb- - allegiance: england plymouth colony - death date: october 3 , 1656 -lrb- aged 72 -rrb- - commands: plymouth colony militia - spouse: rose standish barbara standish - birth date: c. 1584 - name: myles standish - image: myles standish.jpg - birth place: possibly lancashire , england - rank: captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of myles standish .
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myles standish -lrb- c. 1584 -- october 3 , 1656 ; sometimes spelled ' miles ' standish -rrb- was an english military officer hired by the pilgrims as military advisor for plymouth colony .one of the '' mayflower '' passengers , standish played a leading role in the administration and defense of plymouth colony from its inception .on february 17 , 1621 , the plymouth colony militia elected him as its first commander and continued to re-elect him to that position for the remainder of his life .standish served as an agent of plymouth colony in england , as assistant governor , and as treasurer of plymouth colony .he was also one of the first settlers and founders of the town of duxbury , massachusetts .a defining characteristic of standish 's military leadership was his proclivity for preemptive action which resulted in at least two attacks -lrb- or small skirmishes -rrb- on different groups of native americans -- the nemasket raid and the wessagusset massacre .during these actions , standish exhibited considerable courage and skill as a soldier , but also demonstrated a brutality that angered native americans and disturbed more moderate members of the colony .one of standish 's last military actions on behalf of plymouth colony was the botched penobscot expedition in 1635 .by the 1640s , standish relinquished his role as an active soldier and settled into a quieter life on his duxbury farm .although he was still nominally the commander of military forces in the growing plymouth colony , he seems to have preferred to act in an advisory capacity .he died in his home in duxbury in 1656 at age 72 .although he supported and defended the pilgrim colony for much of his life , there is no evidence to suggest that standish ever joined their church .several towns and military installations have been named for standish and monuments have been built in his memory .one of the best known depictions of standish in popular culture was the 1858 book , '' the courtship of miles standish '' by henry wadsworth...