John Winthrop
John Winthrop (1588–1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop was born in Edwardstone, Suffolk.[1] He was an English lawyer from a rich landowning family. He led a large group of Puritans from England in 1630. Winthrop served as governor to the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Colony and held that position for twelve years.[2] He was one of the chief founders of New England. He saw the colony as a Puritan "City upon a hill" and a model to western Christianity.[3]
References or Sources
- ↑ "The Encyclopedia of North American Indian Wars, 1607–1890: A Political, Social and Military History, ed. Spencer C. Tucker (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2011), p. 853
- ↑ Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Vol. I (John Miller, 1827), p. 53, note 1
- ↑ Giles B. Gunn, Early American Writing (New York: Penguin Books, 1994), p. 107
John Winthrop Media
Winthrop's eldest son John Winthrop the Younger
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John Endecott preceded Winthrop as governor in Massachusetts
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The coat of arms of John Winthrop
Engraving showing Winthrop's arrival at Salem
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Engraving depicting Winthrop being carried across the Mystic River
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Site of the "Great House" near the corner of New Rutherford Avenue and Chelsea Avenue, Charlestown, Massachusetts. This was the home of John Winthrop and also served as the first seat of government in the colony.
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Depiction of Anne Hutchinson's trial, c. 1901
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The 19th century Fort Winthrop, constructed on Governors Island and formerly owned by Winthrop
Winthrop's tomb in King's Chapel Burying Ground
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