Richard Mather | |
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![]() Illustration of Richard Mather by John Foster), c. 1675. | |
Born | 1596 |
Died | 22 April 1669 (aged 72โ73) |
Education | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Occupation | Minister |
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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.