Governor of Plymouth Colony

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The Governor of Plymouth Colony was the chief executive and political leader of the early English settlement at Plymouth in New England during the 17th century.

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Governor of Plymouth Colony canonical 2
Plymouth Colony officials 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
executive office
political position
appliesToJurisdiction Plymouth Colony
appliesToPeriod 17th century
appointedBy freemen of Plymouth Colony
country Plymouth Colony
dissolved 1692
electedBy Plymouth General Court
surface form: General Court of Plymouth Colony
endTime 1692
firstHolder John Carver
followedBy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
governmentBranch executive branch of Plymouth Colony
hasDuty administration of colonial laws
chief executive authority in Plymouth Colony
political leadership of Plymouth Colony
representation of the colony in external affairs
hasPower convene the General Court of Plymouth Colony
manage relations with Indigenous peoples
oversee colonial defense
historicalRegion New England
inception 1620
languageOfWorkOrName English
lastHolder Thomas Hinckley
legalBasis charters and laws of Plymouth Colony
location New England
Plymouth, Massachusetts
surface form: Plymouth, New England
mergedInto Province of Massachusetts Bay
notableOfficeHolder William Bradford
officeCreatedFor Plymouth Colony
officeHolder Edward Winslow
John Carver
Josiah Winslow
Thomas Hinckley
Thomas Prence
William Bradford
William Bradford
surface form: William Bradford the younger

William Thomas
officeType colonial governorship
partOf Plymouth General Court
surface form: government of Plymouth Colony
precededBy self-governing leadership under the Mayflower Compact
replacedBy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
residence Plymouth, Massachusetts
surface form: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
seat Plymouth
significantEvent oversight of the First Thanksgiving period under William Bradford
startTime 1620
termLength one year

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John Bradford positionHeld Governor of Plymouth Colony
subject surface form: William Bradford
Plymouth Colony records creator Governor of Plymouth Colony
this entity surface form: Plymouth Colony officials
Thomas Hinckley positionHeld Governor of Plymouth Colony