▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁SO G HR ▁Official ▁Website ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Energy ▁Econom y ▁The ▁Colorado ▁Water ▁Institute ▁National ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁Labor atory ▁ ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Colorado <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁S my the ▁( or ▁Smith , ▁c . ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 6 2 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁merchant , ▁politician ▁and ▁colonial ▁administrator . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁and ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Company ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁until ▁en velop ed ▁by ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁The ▁second ▁surv iving ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁" Customer " ▁S my the ▁of ▁Westen h anger ▁Castle ▁in ▁Kent , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Alice , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Jud de . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁John ▁S my the ▁of ▁Cor sh am , ▁W ilt shire , ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁ye oman , ▁hab erd ash er ▁and ▁cloth ier , ▁and ▁was ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Es sex ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 2 . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁hab erd ash er , ▁and ▁was ▁' customer ' ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁London . ▁He ▁purchased ▁Westen h anger ▁from ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁S ack ville , ▁and ▁other ▁property ▁from ▁Robert ▁D ud ley , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Le ic ester . ▁Thomas ▁S my the '