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Who is john winthrop​

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John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
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John Winthrop (12 January 1587/88 – 26 March 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England, following Plymouth Colony. ... Winthrop was born into a wealthy landowning and merchant family.

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