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machilipatnam , india 19 august 1619 english portrait of thomas dale.gif thomas dale
 thomas dale naval commander , deputy-governor of the virginia colony
thomas dale

sir thomas dale -lrb- died 19 august 1619 -rrb- was an english naval commander and deputy-governor of the virginia colony in 1611 and from 1614 to 1616 .
governor dale is best remembered for the energy and the extreme rigour of his administration in virginia , which established order and in various ways seems to have benefited the colony .
he is also credited with the establishment of bermuda hundred , bermuda cittie -lrb- sic -rrb- , and the ill-fated development at henricus .
