John Cotton
English minister, theologian, immigrant to Massachusetts (1585-1652) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 67
John Cotton was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity College, Cambridge, and nine years at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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Plaque on the Old Grammar School, Derby
Cotton was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Sibbes was Cotton's spiritual counselor.
The Puritans were greatly influenced by the teachings of Theodore Beza.
St. Botolph's Church, Boston
Cotton traveled to Southampton to preach the farewell sermon to the members of the Winthrop Fleet.
William Laud's mission to suppress Puritan practices forced Cotton into hiding.About this person
He had already built a reputation as a scholar and outstanding preacher when he accepted the position of minister at St. Botolph's Church, Boston, in Lincolnshire, in 1612.
