John Jago
Appearance
John Jago (1684 – after 1724) was a minister in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]
Born in Cornwall, England, Jago was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1717 he is known to have been vicar of Saint Keverne, Cornwall.[1]
By 1723 Jago was ministering in St. John's, Newfoundland. In order to help bring order to the colonial town, a number of Saint John's property owners established an association in that year. Jago was one of three justices elected by the association to settle local disputes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ritchie, Carson I.A. (2000). "Jago, John". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 17 June 2012.