John Simth was a soldier, sailor and an English writer who was appointed president of Jamestown as he was faithful to the crew and cunning when it came to heading to New India. John Smith can also be recognized for making the first British settlement in Jamestown Virginia.
In late 1607 Smith was taken hostage and brought to meet the head of the Powhatan tribe in Werowocomoco about twenty kilometers north of Jamestown. Despite fearing for his life Smith was finally released and freed himself from being executed. "Smith believes that it was because Pocahontas the leader's daughter spoke with her father to avoid execution." John Smith was named local president in September 1608 and his motto was: ~ He who does not work will not eat ~ During his presidency in Jamestown, took revenge on the Powhatan and took the chief of the tribe hostage. Finally, a year later, in 1609 the large-scale war between the Powhatan and the settlers of Virginia began.
