Thomas Hooker
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Thomas Hooker was a prominent Puritan colonial leader and theologian, best known as a founder of the Connecticut Colony and an early advocate of representative government and religious freedom in New England.
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| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
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colonial leader → founder of Connecticut Colony → person → theologian → |
| almaMater |
University of Cambridge
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| associatedWithDocument |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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| birthDate |
1586-07-05
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| birthPlace |
Markfield, Leicestershire, England
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| burialPlace |
Hartford, Connecticut
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| citizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| clergyTitle |
Reverend
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| contemporaryOf |
John Cotton
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John Winthrop → |
| deathDate |
1647-07-07
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| deathPlace |
Hartford, Connecticut Colony
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| denomination |
Congregationalist
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| educatedAt |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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| emigratedTo |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| era |
17th-century theology
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Colonial America → |
| foundedSettlement |
Hartford, Connecticut
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| fullName |
Thomas Hooker
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| influenced |
concept of consent of the governed in New England
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development of American constitutionalism → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of representative government
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founding the Connecticut Colony → influence on the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut → leadership in early New England Congregationalism → support for broader voting rights among Puritans → |
| language |
English
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| mentorOf |
early Connecticut Puritan clergy
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| migration |
led group of settlers from Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut River Valley
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| movement |
English Puritan movement
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| notableWork |
A Survey of the Summe of Church-Discipline
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The Application of Redemption → The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ → |
| occupation |
clergyman
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preacher → theologian → |
| positionOnChurchState |
supported separation of civil and ecclesiastical authority
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| positionOnSuffrage |
advocated wider male suffrage among church members
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| regionOfActivity |
New England
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| religion |
Puritanism
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| religiousOrder |
Congregationalism
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| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Hartford, Connecticut Colony → |
| roleInGovernment |
political leader in Connecticut Colony
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| spouse |
Susannah Hooker
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| theologicalTradition |
Reformed theology
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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foundedBy |
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Connecticut Colony
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founder |
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Thomas Hooker
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fullName |
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Sarah Pierpont Edwards
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grandfather |
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John Cotton
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influenced |
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Puritanism
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keyFigure |
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Magnalia Christi Americana
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notablePersonDescribed |
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Great Migration of Puritans
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significantFigure |