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John Winthrop
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John Winthrop was a male politician, theologian, writer, and lawyer from the Kingdom of England. Born in Edwardstone on January 22, 1588, he was educated at the University of Cambridge and Trinity College. A Puritan who wrote in English, he served as a lawyer and politician, replacing John Endecott and being succeeded by Thomas Dudley. He had a child named John Winthrop the Younger.
Winthrop authored 48 works, including *Life and letters of John Winthrop*, *Lecture on Earthquakes*, and *Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649*. His writings are described in sources such as *Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. He died in Boston on March 26, 1649, and is buried at King's Chapel Burying Ground.
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- Works
- 48
Top works
- Life and letters of John Winthrop
- Lecture on Earthquakes
- Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649; Volume 7
- Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649, Volume 7, Issue 2
- Observations
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- John Endecott
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Dudley
- Born
- 12 January 1587/1588, Edwardstone , Suffolk, England
- Died
- March 26, 1649 (1649-03-26) (aged 62), Boston , Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Profession
- Lawyer, governor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Edwardstone
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Puritans
- Image
- John Winthrop 17th cent. American Antiquarian Society portrait.jpg
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- John Winthrop
- date of death
- 1649-03-26
- date of birth
- 1588-01-22
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- King's Chapel Burying Ground
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- John Winthrop
- replaces
- John Endecott
- replaced by
- Thomas Dudley
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Encyclopedic overview
John Winthrop (January 12, 1588 – March 26, 1649) 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. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies in addition to those of Massachusetts.
Winthrop was born into a wealthy land-owning and merchant family. He trained in the law and became Lord of the Manor at Groton in Suffolk, England. He was not involved in founding the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1628, but he became involved in 1629 when anti-Puritan King Charles I began a crackdown on Nonconformist religious thought. In October 1629, he was elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he led a group of colonists to the New World in April 1630, founding a number of communities on the shores of Massachusetts Bay and the Charles River.
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