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John Winthrop the Younger
1606Feb, 12

John Winthrop the Younger

John Winthrop the Younger, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
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.

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