Gregory Dexter

Gregory Dexter
7th President of Providence and Warwick
In office May 17, 1653 – May 16, 1654
Preceded by	John Smith
Succeeded by	Nicholas Easton (unified with Newport and Portsmouth)
Personal details
Born	1610 Northamptonshire England
Died	April 23, 1700 Providence, colonial Rhode Island
Spouse	Abigail Fullerton
Children	5
Occupation	Printer, limestone quarry owner, minister
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Gregory Dexter (1610 – c. 1700) was a renowned printer of important and controversial books and pamphlets in London. In New England, he assumed various roles including serving as a consultant to printers, a Baptist minister, an owner of a limestone quarry, and a political figure elected as president of the combined towns of Providence and Warwick in colonial Rhode Island. He is best known as the printer of Roger Williams's book A Key into the Language of America in 1643, the first English translation of a Native American language.