Wait Winthrop

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Wait Winthrop was a colonial New England military officer, magistrate, and political figure who played a prominent role in late 17th-century Massachusetts governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial magistrate
military officer
person
politician
birthDate 1641-02-27
birthPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Massachusetts Bay Colony
continent North America
countryOfCitizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
deathDate 1717-11-07
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Province of Massachusetts Bay
ethnicGroup English colonists in North America
familyName Winthrop family
surface form: Winthrop
father John Winthrop
surface form: John Winthrop the Younger
givenName Wait
languageSpoken English
memberOf Winthrop family
militaryBranch New England colonial militias
surface form: Massachusetts colonial militia
militaryRank major general
mother Elizabeth Glover Winthrop
notableEvent involvement in political conflicts in late 17th-century Massachusetts
participation in colonial New England military affairs
notableWork service in late 17th-century Massachusetts governance
occupation magistrate
military officer
politician
positionHeld chief justice of the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts
judge of the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts
member of the Governor's Council of Massachusetts Bay
militia officer in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
religion Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century

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Court of Oyer and Terminer judge Wait Winthrop