John Winthrop
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and Author of "City upon a Hill" (1588-1649) · Politicians · Died at 61
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Something wrong?John Winthrop was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years.
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Winthrop's eldest son John Winthrop the Younger
John Endecott preceded Winthrop as governor in Massachusetts
Engraving showing Winthrop's arrival at Salem
Engraving depicting Winthrop being carried across the Mystic River
Site of the "Great House" near the corner of New Rutherford Avenue and Chelsea Avenue, Charlestown, Massachusetts. This was the home of John Winthrop and also served as the first seat of government in the colony.
Depiction of Anne Hutchinson's trial, c. 1901![Winthrop meets with a Narragansett Native American warrior, c. 1631-1639. Behind Winthrop are the Reverend Skipper - whose daughter, Katherine, was killed at her own house by Native Americans at Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1708[97] - and Rev. Samuel Whiting.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GOVERNOR_JOHN_WINTHROP_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_meeting_with_a_Narragansett_Native_American_warrior%2C_c1631-1639._Wood_engraving%2C_c19th_century.webp/330px-GOVERNOR_JOHN_WINTHROP_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_meeting_with_a_Narragansett_Native_American_warrior%2C_c1631-1639._Wood_engraving%2C_c19th_century.webp.png)
Winthrop meets with a Narragansett Native American warrior, c. 1631-1639. Behind Winthrop are the Reverend Skipper - whose daughter, Katherine, was killed at her own house by Native Americans at Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1708[97] - and Rev. Samuel Whiting.Family
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John Winthrop was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies in addition to those of Massachusetts.
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