Francis Wyatt

Sir Francis Wyatt (1588–1644) was the first English royal governor of Virginia. He sailed for America on August 1, 1621 on board the George. He became governor shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. Also sailing with him on this voyage was his second cousin Henry Fleete Sr., who helped found colonies in both Virginia and Maryland. In 1622 he rallied the defense of Jamestown which was attacked by Native Americans, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core.

Francis was the son of George Wyatt, was from Boxley Manor in Kent, and attended St Mary Hall, Oxford, (from July 1, 1603) and Grey's Inn (1604). He was knighted July 7, 1618 at Windsor.

Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until September 18, 1625, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer. After leaving office, he left Virginia for the Ireland and England to settle his father's estate. He was appointed governor again in 1639, sailing from England to take up his post. He served from November 1639 until February 1641 and was then succeeded by Sir William Berkeley. He arranged the purchase of the home of the previous governor to use as the first designated "state house" of the colony, the government previously having met in the church.

Francis Wyatt (cricketer)

Colonel Francis Joseph Caldwell Wyatt (10 July 1882 – 5 May 1971) was an English cricketer. Wyatt was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Wyatt was educated at Dulwich College and Glenalmond College.

Wyatt made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1904.

In 1905 Wyatt made his debut for Hampshire in 1905 against the touring Australians. Wyatt played 11 first-class matches for Hampshire between from 1905 to 1906, in 1908 and after the First World War in 1919, with his final match for the county coming against Yorkshire. In his 11 matches for the county he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 21.25, with four five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/31 against Somerset in 1908. In the field Wyatt took a total of 11 catches for the county.

For the 1906/07 South African cricket season Wyatt represented Orange Free State, making his debut against Western Province. Wyatt played 4 first-class matches for the state, all in the 1906/07 season, with his final first-class match for the state coming against Eastern Province. In his 4 matches for the state he took 19 wickets at an average of 17.47, with one five wicket haul of 5/18 against Western Province.