David Kirke
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Sir David Kirke was an English privateer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Newfoundland from 1638 to 1651. He is best known for capturing Québec from the French in 1629 during t
An illustration of Kirke (left) accepting the surrender of Samuel Champlain (centre) on 20 July 1629
Champlain leaves Quebec as a prisoner aboard Kirke's ship, after a bloodless siege in 1629. Image by Charles William Jefferys, 1942