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Win·throp, John

/ˈwinTHrəp/
- 1. (1588–1649), American colonial leader, born in England. He was the first governor 1630–49 of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His son John Winthrop, Jr. (1606–76), also born in England, served as the governor of Connecticut 1657, 1659–76.
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John Winthrop
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and Author of "City upon a Hill"
John Winthrop was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Wikipedia
- Born: January 12, 1587, Edwardstone, United Kingdom
- Died: March 26, 1649, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Spouse: Martha Rainsborough(m. 1648-1649), Margaret Tyndal Winthrop(m. 1618-1647), Thomasine Clopton(m. 1615-1616), Mary Forth(m. 1605-1615)
- Parents: Adam Winthrop, Anne Browne
- Children: John Winthrop the Younger
- Education: Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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