Henry Woodhouse (governor)


Henry Woodhouse was Governor of Bermuda between 1623 and 1627.

Henry Woodhouse was born in 1573 in Winterton, Norfolk, England. He was the son of Sir Henry Woodhouse and Anne, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. He married Frances, daughter of Sir Robert Gerunyne of Pembrokeshire, and they had one son, also Henry. At the age of 30, Henry emigrated to Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. From 1647 to 1652 their son was a member of the Norfolk House of Burgesses and Commissioner of Norfolk.

Source: Wikipedia