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John Winthrop the Younger
Portrait of Winthrop, circa 1660
Governor of the Connecticut Colony
In office 1659–1676
Preceded by
Thomas Welles
Succeeded by
William Leete
In office 1657–1658
Preceded by
John Webster
Succeeded by
Thomas Welles
Governor of the Saybrook Colony
In office 1635–1639
Preceded by
Inaugural holder
Succeeded by
George Fenwick
Commissioner for Connecticut Colony[1]
In office 1658–1660
In office 1663–1663
In office 1668–1669
In office 1675–1675
Personal details
Born
(1606-02-12)February 12, 1606 Groton, England
Died
April 6, 1676(1676-04-06) (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Spouses
Mary Fones
(m. 1630; died 1634)
Elizabeth Reade
(died 1672)
Children
10
Parent(s)
John Winthrop Mary Forth
Education
Bury St. Edmunds King Edward VI School
Alma mater
Trinity College, Dublin
Signature
John Winthrop the Younger (February 12, 1606 – April 6, 1676) was an early governor of the Connecticut Colony, and he played a large role in the merger of several separate settlements into the unified colony.
^Ward 1961, p. 410-11
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