John Webster (governor)

John Webster
Governor of the
Colony of Connecticut
In office
1656–1657
Preceded byThomas Welles
Succeeded byJohn Winthrop Jr.
Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut
In office
1655–1655
Preceded byThomas Welles
Succeeded byThomas Welles
Personal details
Bornbef. August 16, 1590
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
DiedApril 5, 1661(1661-04-05) (aged 70)
Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Spouse
Agnes Smith
(m. 1609)
Children9

John Webster (bef August 16, 1590 – April 5, 1661) was an early colonial settler of New England, serving one term as governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656.