Winthrop, John

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1. A Puritan political leader of the seventeenth century, born in England. Winthrop was sent to America as the first governor of Massachusetts. He compared the colony to “a city upon a hill,” suggesting that it would be a model for all nations.

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Winthrop, John

Before taking the big public step, he sought advice from his brothers Laurance, Winthrop, John and David.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winthrop, John, on Puritan loyalty to Church of England, 9, his children, 483; on democracy, 69.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

Winthrop, John, 90, 93, 98, 102-105, 112, 115, 120.

From Beginnings of the American People by Dodd, William E.

Winthrop, John, on a disturbance in Boston, 10-11; on health-drinking, 15; quoted, 115; pick-a-back, 224.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse

Winthrop, John, Jr., owns a coach, 256; sends letters, 274.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse