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James Cudworth | |
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| Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony | |
| In office 1681–1682 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Governor | Thomas Hinckley |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | William Bradford the Younger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1612 Aller, Somerset, England |
| Died | 1682 London, Middlesex, England |
| Spouse |
Mary Parker
(m. 1635, died) |
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General James Cudworth (English: /ˈdʒeɪmz ˈkʊdɜːrθ/ CUD-erth; c.1612 – 1682) was one of the most important men in Plymouth Colony.[1] He served as Deputy to the Plymouth General Court (1649), Commander of militia in King Philip's War (1675–8), Assistant Governor (1656–8, 1674–80) and Deputy Governor (1681–2) of Plymouth Colony, and Commissioner to the New England Confederation (four times, 1655–81).[2][3][4]
- ^ Samuel Deane, 'Gen. James Cudworth' in History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831 (James Loring, Boston 1831), pp. 245–51.
- ^ Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620–91 (Salt Lake City: 1986), p. 275
- ^ Douglas Richardson, Jewels of the Crown
- ^ Douglas Richardson
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