<P> William Hawkins ( fl . c. 1600 ) was a representative of the English East India Company notable for being the commander of Hector , the first company ship to anchor at Surat in India on 24 August 1608 . Hawkins travelled to Agra to negotiate consent for a factory from Emperor Jahangir in 1609 . </P>
<P> William Hawkins ( fl . c. 1600 ) was a representative of the English East India Company notable for being the commander of Hector , the first company ship to anchor at Surat in India on 24 August 1608 . Hawkins travelled to Agra to negotiate consent for a factory from Emperor Jahangir in 1609 . </P>
who commanded the hector the first british trading
who commanded the hector the first british trading
William Hawkins
William Hawkins