John Winthrop the Younger

John Winthrop the Younger
Portrait of Winthrop, circa 1660
Governor of the Connecticut Colony
In office 1659–1676
Preceded by	Thomas Welles
Succeeded by	William Leete
In office 1657–1658
Preceded by	John Webster
Succeeded by	Thomas Welles
Governor of the Saybrook Colony
In office 1635–1639
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Succeeded by	George Fenwick
Commissioner for Connecticut Colony[1]
In office 1658–1660
In office 1663–1663
In office 1668–1669
In office 1675–1675
Personal details
Born	(1606-02-12)February 12, 1606 Groton, England
Died	April 6, 1676(1676-04-06) (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Spouses	Mary Fones ​ ​ (m. 1630; died 1634)​ Elizabeth Reade ​ ​ (died 1672)​
Children	10
Parent(s)	John Winthrop Mary Forth
Education	Bury St. Edmunds King Edward VI School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
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John Winthrop the Younger (February 12, 1606 – April 6, 1676) was an early governor of the Connecticut Colony, and he played a large role in the merger of several separate settlements into the unified colony.