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John Winthrop (1588 - 1649)

John Winthrop (1588 - 1649), also known as the "Father of Massachusetts," was born in Suffolk. He studied at Trinity College. He headed a Puritan colony from Yarmouth to Salem, and was governor of the settlement at Boston till his death. Winthrop was a pious and tolerant man. He left a "Journal".

Wisdom & Quotes

  • For we must consider that we shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.
- speech founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630

Robert Herrick


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