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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hooker canonical | 16 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
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colonial leader ⓘ founder of Connecticut Colony ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| associatedWithDocument | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1586-07-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Markfield, Leicestershire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| clergyTitle | Reverend ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
John Cotton
ⓘ
John Winthrop ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1647-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hartford, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| denomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Emmanuel College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| era |
17th-century theology
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Colonial America ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| fullName | Thomas Hooker self-link ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| mentorOf | early Connecticut Puritan clergy ⓘ |
| migration | led group of settlers from Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut River Valley ⓘ |
| movement | English Puritan movement ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| positionOnSuffrage | advocated wider male suffrage among church members ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hartford, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | political leader in Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| spouse | Susannah Hooker ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Markfield