Historedia
Person

Sir Ferdinando Gorges

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1632–1639

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Ferdinando Gorges, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Massachusetts title transfer

    1632–1639

    Role: Naval commander, governor of Plymouth, and founder of the Province of Maine

    1. 1632 · Privy Council of Charles IQuestioning Massachusetts Charter

      Gorges and banished colonists challenged the Massachusetts Bay Colony's royal charter in 1632.

    2. 1639 · EnglandMaine Charter 1639

      Charles I granted Gorges a 1639 charter for the Province of Maine with increased powers.

Sources

  1. Ferdinando Gorges Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25