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    John Winthrop

    Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and Author of "City upon a Hill"

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  1. 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 ...

  2. Jan 14, 2021 · John Winthrop (l. c. 1588-1649 CE) was an English lawyer best known as the Puritan leader of the first large wave of the Great Migration of Puritans from England to North America in 1630 CE and governor...

  3. Sep 5, 2023 · John Winthrop (1588–1649) was a Puritan religious and political leader who played an important role in the establishment, growth, and governance of Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born into a wealthy English family, became a Puritan, and worked as a lawyer in the English Courts.

  4. Apr 16, 2024 · John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England. Winthrop famously composed a lay sermon in which he pictured the Massachusetts colonists in covenant with God and with each other, divinely ordained to build a city upon a hill.

  5. www.britannica.com › summary › John-Winthrop-American-colonial-governorJohn Winthrop summary | Britannica

    John Winthrop, (born Jan. 22, 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, Eng.—died April 5, 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony), American colonial political leader, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  6. May 18, 2018 · John Winthrop (1588-1649) was an American colonial political leader and historian. He was a very effective governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and his journal constitutes an important historical record. John Winthrop was the dominant figure in the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  7. Apr 10, 2005 · John Winthrop was a leader who played a big role in the early days of America. He was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and had a dream about creating a special community that others would look up to, which he called a “city upon a hill.”

  8. Apr 25, 2022 · John Winthrop (b. 1588–d. 1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was first chosen by the investors of the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629 and after the settlement of the colony in 1630 was selected by the freemen to serve as governor in annual elections through 1634 and then again in 1637–1640, 1642–1644, and ...

  9. In this letter, John Winthrop describes Boston as a functioning and prospering town. What questions might a reader in Europe pose in a return letter to Winthrop? What evidence did Winthrop offer to prove that Boston was approaching self-sufficiency?

  10. Oct 4, 2020 · John Winthrop was born in England in January of 1588. He trained in the law profession. He became involved with the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629. In April of the following year, Winthrop led a group of colonists to New England.

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