What is John Rolfe?
'''John Rolfe''' (c. 1585 – 1622) was one of the early [[English people|English]] [[settler]]s of [[North America]]. He is known for the first successful making of [[tobacco]] as an [[export]] [[crop]] in the Colony of [[Virginia]]. He is also known as the husband of [[Pocahontas]], daughter of the [[chief]] of the [[Powhatan people|Powhatan Confederacy]]. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rolfe, John}} [[Category:English explorers]] [[Category:Colonial Americans]] [[Category:1580s births]] [[Category:1622 deaths]]