John Smith
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“We know we have a lot of work left to do,” says CEO John Smith.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
When Captain John Smith and the British colonists first came to the Jamestown colony in Virginia in the early 17th century, he recorded two goldsmiths, a jeweler and two refiners on the ship, Gordon says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"Really ghastly," says Dame Margaret Beckett, who was number two under John Smith in the 1990s.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
In 1994, after the death of the Labour leader John Smith, Mr. Blair was elected as his successor.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024
When the Powhatan later captured John Smith, Chaplin notes, Smith broke his pistol rather than reveal to his captors “the awful truth that it could not shoot as far as an arrow could fly.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
