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<p> An English navigator and admiral, born at Plymouth; was rear-admiral of the fleet sent against the Armada and contributed to its defeat; has the unenviable distinction of having been the first Englishman to traffic in slaves, which he carried off from [[Africa]] and imported into the West Indies (1530-1595). </p>
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<p> [[Retired]] attorney, born in London; wrote a "History of Music," and edited Walton's "Complete Angler" with notes (1719-1789). </p>
 
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<ref name="term_74271"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hawkins,+sir+john Sir John Hawkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_74277"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hawkins,+sir+john+(2) Sir John Hawkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 15 October 2021

Sir John Hawkins [1]

Retired attorney, born in London; wrote a "History of Music," and edited Walton's "Complete Angler" with notes (1719-1789).

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