John Winthrop the Younger | |
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 Portrait of Winthrop, circa 1660 | |
| Governor of the Connecticut Colony | |
| In office 1659–1676 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Welles |
| Succeeded by | William Leete |
| In office 1657–1658 | |
| Preceded by | John Webster |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Welles |
| Governor of the Saybrook Colony | |
| In office 1635–1639 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | George Fenwick |
| Commissioner for Connecticut Colony[1] | |
| In office 1658–1660 | |
| In office 1663–1663 | |
| In office 1668–1669 | |
| In office 1675–1675 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1606 Groton, England |
| Died | April 6, 1676 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Spouses | Mary Fones
(m. 1630; died 1634)Elizabeth Reade
(died 1672) |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent(s) | John Winthrop Mary Forth |
| Education | Bury St. Edmunds King Edward VI School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Signature |  |
John Winthrop the Younger FRS (February 12, 1606 – April 6, 1676) was an English politician and scientist. An early governor of the Connecticut Colony, he played a large role in the unification of the colony's settlements into a singular colony and obtaining a royal charter for the colony.
- ^ Ward 1961, p. 410-11