Mather
Americannoun
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Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
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his father Increase 1639–1723, American clergyman and author.
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Hundreds of Boston residents were inoculated in a 1721 campaign by Mather and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
On being told there were two fatalities, Mather said "it's not as bad as I thought", to which another officer beside him said "it's pretty bad, mate".
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
SolGold’s co-founder, Nicholas Mather, is also backing the revised proposal, Friday’s statement showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Beyond that, Mather said, the sanitation bureau lacks the resources to gain control over the volume of refuse that’s discarded on a daily basis.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
The Lost Tribes theory was endorsed by authorities from Bartolome de Las Casas to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, and the famed minister Cotton Mather.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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