Sir John Hawkins

(1532-1595)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hawkins, John, Sir, 1532-1595 NRA: Hawkins Sir John (1532-1595) Knight Naval Commander DNB: Hawkins, Sir John (1532-1595), merchant and naval commander LBT ID: JoHawki1595 VIAF ID: 52469168 LOC ID: n50025112	B/BAP: 1532 DIED: 1595-11-12
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
English merchant and naval commander who fought against the Spanish Armada; like Sir Francis Drake he was a native of Plymouth.
REFERENCES TO Sir John Hawkins: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VII. Found 1: ¶ 27