John Winthrop (disambiguation)

John Winthrop (disambiguation)

John Winthrop was the name of several prominent figures in colonial New England, among them:

* John Winthrop (1587/8-1649), founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
* his son, John Winthrop (1606-1676), colonial governor of Connecticut.
* his great-great-grandson John Winthrop (1714-1779), an early American Astronomer and professor at Harvard College.

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