John Hawkins

:(Disambiguation: you may be looking for Sir John Hawkins - the friend, attorney, executor and biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson).

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Sir John Hawkins - Samuel Johnson

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Sir John Hawkins , also spelled as John Hawkyns, (Plymouth 1532 – November 12, 1595) was an English shipbuilder, merchant, navigator, and slave trader.

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Plymouth - 1532 - November 12 - 1595 - English - Merchant - Navigator - Slave trade

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John was the son of William Hawkins the elder, by Joan Trelawny. William was a confidant of Henry VIII of England and one of the principal sea captains of England.

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Henry VIII - England

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