Thomas Dudley

Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1576–1653)

Thomas Dudley (12 October 1576 – 31 July 1653) was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the town's first home. He provided land and funds to establish the Roxbury Latin School, and signed Harvard College's new charter during his 1650 term as governor. Dudley was a devout Puritan who was opposed to religious views not conforming with his. In this he was more rigid than other early Massachusetts leaders like John Winthrop, but less confrontational than John Endecott.

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Thomas Dudley was born on Tuesday, 12 October 1576 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England. They were best known as a politician. Dudley's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. They died on Thursday, 31 July 1653 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony at the age of 76. Their zodiac star sign were Libra.

You can find people similar to Thomas Dudley by visiting our lists Kingdom of England emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony and Burials in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Date of birth	12 October 1576	edit
Place of birth	Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England	edit
Date of death	31 July 1653	edit
Age	76 (age at death)
Place of death	Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony	edit
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Nationality	British	edit

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