<P> John Hawkins was the first to bring tobacco seeds to England . William Harrison 's English Chronology mentions tobacco smoking in the country as of 1573 , before Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first `` Virginia '' tobacco to Europe from the Roanoke Colony , referring to it as tobah as early as 1578 . In 1595 Anthony Chute published Tabaco , which repeated earlier arguments about the benefits of the plant and emphasised the health - giving properties of pipe - smoking . </P>
<P> John Hawkins was the first to bring tobacco seeds to England . William Harrison 's English Chronology mentions tobacco smoking in the country as of 1573 , before Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first `` Virginia '' tobacco to Europe from the Roanoke Colony , referring to it as tobah as early as 1578 . In 1595 Anthony Chute published Tabaco , which repeated earlier arguments about the benefits of the plant and emphasised the health - giving properties of pipe - smoking . </P>
who is usually credited for the popularization of tobacco in england
who is usually credited for the popularization of tobacco in england
John Hawkins
John Hawkins