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John Leverett (baptized 7 July 1616 – 16 March 1678/9) was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in England, he came to Massachusetts as a teenager. He was a leading merchant in the colony, and served in its military. In the 1640s he went back to England to fight in the English Civil War.

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  • John Leverett
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  • John Leverett (baptized 7 July 1616 – 16 March 1678/9) was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in England, he came to Massachusetts as a teenager. He was a leading merchant in the colony, and served in its military. In the 1640s he went back to England to fight in the English Civil War.
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  • 1654(xsd:integer)
  • 1673(xsd:integer)
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  • Massachusetts militia
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  • Massachusetts Bay Colony
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  • John Leverett
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  • Engraved portrait of Leverett in his military uniform
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  • proprietor of Nova Scotia
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  • Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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  • Major-general
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  • Puritanism
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  • 1673(xsd:integer)
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  • Sir Thomas Temple
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  • 19(xsd:integer)
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  • John Leverett (baptized 7 July 1616 – 16 March 1678/9) was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in England, he came to Massachusetts as a teenager. He was a leading merchant in the colony, and served in its military. In the 1640s he went back to England to fight in the English Civil War. He was opposed to the strict Puritan religious orthodoxy in the colony. He also believed the colonial government was not within the power of the English crown and government, a politically hardline position that contributed to the eventual revocation of the colonial charter in 1684. His business and military activities were sometimes intermingled, leading some in the colony to view him unfavorably. However, he was popular with his troops, and was repeatedly elected governor of the colony from 1673 until his death in 1679. He oversaw the colonial actions in King Philip's War, and expanded the colony's territories by purchasing land claims in present-day Maine.
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