John Winthrop
John Winthrop
John Winthropwas a wealthy English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in what is now New England after Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of immigrants from England in 1630, and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years of existence. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth12 January 1587
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The eyes of all people are upon us.