Richard Bellingham

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Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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instanceOf colonial governor
magistrate
person
politician
birthPlace Lincolnshire
surface form: Lincolnshire, England
birthYear 1592
burialPlace King's Chapel Burying Ground
surface form: King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
citizenship Kingdom of England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
colony Massachusetts Bay Colony
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
deathYear 1672
education Gray's Inn
era 17th century
governedTerritory Massachusetts Bay Colony
knownFor conflicts with royal authorities over colonial autonomy
long service in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
serving multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
legalRole colonial magistrate
legalTraining English common law
memberOf Gray's Inn
migratedTo Massachusetts Bay Colony
name Richard Bellingham self-link
notableEvent served as governor during increasing tensions with the English Crown
occupation colonial administrator
lawyer
magistrate
participatedIn governance of Massachusetts Bay Colony
politicalAlignment Puritan leadership of Massachusetts Bay Colony
positionHeld Assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
surface form: Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
precededByAsGovernor Richard Saltonstall
religion Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
succeededByAsGovernor John Endecott
John Winthrop
supported Puritan theocratic governance in Massachusetts Bay Colony
termAsGovernorEnd 1642
1655
1672
termAsGovernorStart 1641
1654
1665
yearOfMigration 1634

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John Leverett precededBy Richard Bellingham
Richard Bellingham name Richard Bellingham self-link