Winthrop, John

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

Winthrop, John, Jun., 422, 423, note.

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

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

Winthrop, John, governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 142; arrives at Salem, 142; moves to Charlestown, 142; religious controversies, 147-148.

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