Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Whitbourne , Newfoundlandâ s first inland town , is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne , one of the most colorful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote a book about Newfoundland that was published in 1620 .
Simplified: Whitbourne , Newfoundlandâ s first inland town , is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne , one of the most colourful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote a book about Newfoundland that was published in 1620 .