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John Mason (governor) (1586–1635), founder of the Province of New Hampshire and governor of Newfoundland. John Mason (British diplomat) (1927–2008), UK High Commissioner to Australia. John Mason (Scottish politician) (born 1957), Member of Parliament for Glasgow East and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.
JOHN MASON. John Mason, c.1600–1672, was an American colonial military commander, born in England. He was an army officer before emigrating (c.1630) to Massachusetts and then (1635) to Windsor, Conn. When the Pequot threatened to wipe out the new colonies on the Connecticut River, he and John Underhill led an expedition (1637) against them ...
Captain John Mason (1586–1635) was an English sailor and colonist who was instrumental to the establishment of various settlements in colonial America and is considered to be the 'Founder of New Hampshire'. Mason was born in 1586 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Nov 17, 2021 · Historians, Native American leaders and a descendant of Capt. John Mason will gather at the state Capitol Thursday to debate the future of a statue honoring the colonial-era war hero who lead a ...
John Mason led English, Mohegan, and Narragansett warriors in an attack on the main fortified Pequot village on the site of modern-day Mystic, Connecticut. The Pequot were surprised but quickly mounted a spirited defense that almost led to an English defeat. Realizing that he could….
May 14, 2024 · John Mason, as part of the Puritan Migration in the 1630s, was a recognized, accepted member of that Elect group and, therefore, deemed a Visible Saint himself.
Aug 17, 2007 · John Mason (c.1600–1672) commanded the Connecticut forces in the expedition that wiped out the Pequot fort and village at Mystic and in two subsequent operations that effectively eliminated the Pequots as a recognizable nation. He was among the original settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and afterwards resided at Saybrook and Norwich.
