John Winthrop
JOHN WINTHROP (1588-1649), an English Puritan lawyer and the leading figure in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led the first immigrants from England in 1630 and served as this colony's governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years.
JOHN WINTHROP (1588-1649), an English Puritan lawyer and the leading figure in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led the first immigrants from England in 1630 and served as this colony's governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. See less
