Henry Vane the Younger
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Sir Henry Vane, often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was an English politician and colonial administrator.
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Sir Henry Vane the Elder, portrait by Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt
A 1901 artist’s impression of the trial of Anne Hutchinson.
Engraving by Wenceslas Hollar depicting the trial of the Earl of Strafford
19th century depiction of the Westminster Assembly of Divines
Vane supported Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War, but fell out with him later.
Colonel Pride refusing admission to the Presbyterian members of the Long Parliament (Pride's Purge)
Cromwell dissolving Parliament on 20 April 1653In their orbit 1
Politicians born in the 1610s 6
About this person
Sir Henry Vane, often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was an English politician and colonial administrator. He was briefly present in North America, serving one term as the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1636-37), and supported the creation of Roger Williams' Rhode Island Colony and Harvard College. A proponent of religious tolerance, as governor, he defended Anne Hutchinson and her right to teach religious topics in her home; this put him in direct conflict with the Puritan leaders in the Massachusetts Colony. He returned to England after losing re-election and eventually, Hutchinson was banned from the colony.
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