John winthrop (12 1 month1587/8 [1]–March 26th 1649) was a rich English puritan lawyer and one of the main figures in the process of establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which was the successor. In 1630, winthrop led the first wave of immigrants from England, and served as the governor of 12 for the first 20 years of colonial existence. His works and his vision of the colony as a Puritan "mountain city" dominated the development of New England colonies and influenced the governments and religions of neighboring colonies.

Born into a wealthy landlord and merchant family, winthrop received legal training and became the Lord of groton Manor in Suffolk. Although he did not participate in the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1628, he participated in the anti-Puritan king Charles I's suppression of disobedient religious thoughts in 1629. 10, he was elected as the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. In April, he led a group of colonists to the New World and established many communities in Massachusetts Bay and the Charles River.

From 1629 to his death in 1649, he served as the governor of 12 years, and was a relatively moderate force in the religious conservative colony, which clashed with the more conservative Thomas Dudley and the more liberal roger williams and Henry Wen. Although winthrop is a respected political figure, his attitude towards governance is somewhat autocratic: he opposes trying to extend the voting rights and other civil rights beyond the religious minority, trying to compile a set of laws to restrain colonial judges, and opposing unconstrained democracy, calling it "the meanest and worst form of government". [2] The autocracy and religious conservatism of Massachusetts rule had an impact on the formation of neighboring colonies. In some cases, these colonies were formed by individuals and groups who opposed the rule of Massachusetts elders.

Winthrop's son John was one of the founders of the Connecticut colony, and winthrop himself wrote one of the main historical records of the early colonial period. His long list of descendants includes famous Americans, and his works continue to have an impact on today's politicians.

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