John Coode (Governor of Maryland)

John Coode
1st Leader of the Protestant Associators of Maryland
In office
1689–1690
Preceded byWilliam Joseph (Proprietary Governors)
Succeeded byNehemiah Blakiston
Personal details
Bornc. 1648
Penryn, Cornwall, Kingdom of England
DiedFebruary or March 1709
ProfessionColonial governor

John Coode (c. 1648 in Cornwall – February or March 1709) is best known for leading a rebellion that overthrew Maryland's colonial government in 1689. He participated in four separate uprisings and briefly served as Maryland's governor (1689–1691) as the 1st Leader of the Protestant Associators.


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