Winthrop
Americannoun
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John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
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his son John, 1606–76, English colonist in America: colonial governor of Connecticut 1657, 1659–76.
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John or Fitz-John 1638–1707, American soldier and statesman: colonial governor of Connecticut 1698–1707 (son of the younger John Winthrop).
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John, 1714–79, American astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.
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Robert Charles, 1809–94, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1847–49.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a male given name.
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John. 1588–1649, English lawyer and colonist, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony: the leading figure among the Puritan settlers of New England
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his son, John. 1606–76, English lawyer and colonist; a founder of Agawan (now Ipswich), Massachusetts; governor of Connecticut
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Purpose-built for working artists, it was the first of its kind in the country, and immediately attracted painters, sculptors, architects—and Winthrop.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Winthrop Rodgers, from the international affairs think tank Chatham House, said it would take "a major democratic transition by Turkey" to accommodate demands from Kurdish political parties.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
As it evolved in the 19th century, this ideology held that the country was a promised land, the “city upon a hill” that Puritan leader John Winthrop of Massachusetts spoke of.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025
Scott Huffmon, a political science professor at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., noted the frequency of visits by Democrats and their surrogates, including Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who visited his home county on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
As the expedition was under way, the deeply religious Winthrop explained his vision of what the new colony should become: “a citty upon a hill.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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