John Endecott

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John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.

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instanceOf English emigrant to the Thirteen Colonies
Puritan
colonial governor
person
alternateName John Endicott
birthYear c. 1588
centuryOfActivity 17th century
citizenship Kingdom of England
colony Massachusetts Bay Colony
countryOfOrigin England
deathDate 1665-03-15
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
governorTermEnd 1630
1645
1650
1654
1655
1656
1659
1660
1664
governorTermStart 1629
1644
1649
1651
1654
1655
1657
1659
1662
ideology Puritan orthodoxy
knownFor early leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony
intolerance toward religious dissenters
removal of the cross from the English flag in Salem
role in persecution of Quakers in Massachusetts
strict enforcement of Puritan religious discipline
language English
name John Endecott
notableAction ordered destruction of symbols considered idolatrous
ordered enforcement of laws against Quakers
politicalAlignment Puritan leadership of Massachusetts Bay
positionHeld Deputy Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
colonial magistrate
religion Puritanism
residence Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
roleIn early governance of New England
founding period of Massachusetts Bay Colony

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