Sir Thomas Button (d. April, 1634) was a British officer of the Royal Navy and Explorer who in 1612-1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage. It was, none the less, a voyage of discovery. Button sailed from England about the beginning of May, 1612, … Wikipedia
Little is known of Buttons early career, but his letters in his old age suggest that he first saw service in the navy in the critical years 158889. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34220
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