Person Leveret; John (1662 - 1724) Leveret John Leverett 1662 - 1724 British Male 25 August 1662 03 May 1724

Cambridge, Massachusetts (1714)

Barrister Education: 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) Son 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 Fellow 11/03/1714 John Chamberlayne Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DAB Authority: Altname from DAB. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 25 Aug 1662 - 3 May 1724 NA6704 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 6534da83-47c4-48a7-95c8-fcd47e79131b