Person Winthrop; John (1606 - 1676); colonial governor and physician Winthrop John colonial governor and physician 1606 - 1676 British Male Groton Manor, Suffolk, England, Europe 12 February 1606 16060212 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, North America 5 April 1676 16760405

Chemistry Alchemy Education: King Edward VI grammar school at Bury St Edmunds; Trinity College, Dublin (admitted 1622); Inner Temple (admitted 1625) Career: Joined the Duke of Buckingham's expedition to the Isle de Rhe, La Rochelle (1627); travelled in Italy and Turkey within the Levant company; joined his father in New England (1631); Assistant to the Governor of Massachusetts (1634, 1635, 1640, 1641, 1644-1649); returned to England (1641); travelled to gain support for a plantation scheme for a New London (1642); moved to Pequot (1650); Magistrate of Connecticut (1651-), Deputy Governor (1659) and Governor (1660-1676); established a travelling medical clinic; came to England to obtain a charter for Connecticut (1662) Parents: John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, and Mary Forth Married: 1) Martha Fones (first cousin); 2) Elizabeth Reade Children: eight overall, incl. Fitz John Winthrop Winthrop developed close relationships with fellow natural philosophers and alchemists of his time, such as Abraham Kuffler. Winthrop used his research interests and knowledge for agricultural improvements and medical supply in his Puritan colony. He was put in charge of establishing a colony, as commissioned by the proprietors of the Warwick patent. The plan was briefly halted during the Pequot War, a brutal conflict between the Pequot people against English settlers in Massachusetts Bay, the Saybrook colonies and their Native American allies. Winthrop's plans for ironworks projects saw him as a negotiator and ally with Native American people to establish passage into lands relevant to mining silver-bearing lead. Generally, Winthrop is regarded as defending parochial interests against centralisation and stalling the installation of a larger imperial authority in Connecticut until his death. Committee and panels: Mechanical Committee (1664); Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 William Brereton Involved in producing an 'Account of Refining of Gold' for the Society (1662); Produced a report on the production of pitch and tar in New England (1662); Correspondent to the Society from the colonies in North America (1660s) and invited to report back to the Society on natural history in New England (1664) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DAB; ODNB References: G H Turnbull, 'Samuel Hartlib's Influence on the Early History of the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 101-130 E N da C Andrade, 'The Birth and Early Days of the Philosophical Transactions' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 9-27 Bernard Bailyn, '1776: The British Dimension' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 179-199 R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 Notes: The election date is Winthrop's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 1 January 1662. 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 12 Feb 1606 - 5 Apr 1676 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 10/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA7404 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/3884948 14171368-d0fa-4b9f-b2ec-2dbdc4f0277c