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Authorised form of nameLeveret; John (1662 - 1724)
Other forms of surnameLeverett
Dates1662 - 1724
NationalityBritish
Date of birth25 August 1662
Date of death03 May 1724
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Boston Latin School; Harvard. BA (1680), MA (1683)
Career:
Fellow and Tutor of Harvard (1685-1700), when he was accused of subversive teaching by President Mather and dismissed; Representative of Cambridge at the General Court at Boston; Justice of the Peace (1699); practised as an attorney (1700); Speaker of the House (1700); Judge of the Superior Court (1702); Member of the Provincial Council (1706); President of Harvard (1708-death)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/03/1714
ProposerJohn Chamberlayne
RelationshipsSon of Hudson Leverett, Attorney, and his wife, Sarah Peyton.
Married: 1) Margaret Berry, a widow and daughter of President (possibly of Harvard) Rogers; 2) Sarah Harris, nee Crisp
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DAB
Authority:
Altname from DAB.
CodeNA6704
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