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Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (5 June 1587 – 19 April 1658) was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and Puritan. He was a backer of several New World colonies, particularly Puritan colonies. He had opposed the forced loan of 1626, the payment of ship money, and Laud's church policy.
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick in 1632[]
Among his other ventures, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was the principal backer of the Marshall's Creek settlement near the Suriname river in South America.
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His fate in the NTL is unknown, and may be undetermined.