Richard Mather

Richard Mather
Illustration of Richard Mather by John Foster), c. 1675.
Born1596
Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, England
Died22 April 1669 (aged 72โ€“73)
EducationBrasenose College, Oxford
OccupationMinister
Spouses
  • Katherine Hoult
  • Sarah Hankredge
Children

Richard Mather (1596 โ€“ 22 April 1669) was a New England Puritan minister in colonial Boston. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather, both celebrated Boston theologians.