John White | |
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| Born | 1575 Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 1648 Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Known for | Persuaded Charles I to grant a Royal Charter to the Massachusetts Bay Company for a new colony in North America. |
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John White (1575 – 21 July 1648) was an English clergyman, the rector of a parish in Dorchester, Dorset. He was instrumental in obtaining charters for the New England Company and the Massachusetts Bay Company. He took a personal interest in the settlement of New England.[1][2]
- ^ "White, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29255. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rev John White (1574/5–1648)". RootsWeb. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.