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Winthrop
Win·throp W0182600 (wĭn′thrəp), John 1588-1649. English-born American colonial administrator who served several terms as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1630 and 1649. His son John (1606-1676) was three times governor of Connecticut (1636, 1657, and 1659-1676), and his grandson John (1638-1707), born in America, was also governor of Connecticut (1698-1707).Winthrop (ˈwɪnˌθrɒp) n1. (Biography) John. 1588–1649, English lawyer and colonist, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony: the leading figure among the Puritan settlers of New England2. (Biography) his son, John. 1606–76, English lawyer and colonist; a founder of Agawan (now Ipswich), Massachusetts; governor of ConnecticutWin•throp (ˈwɪn θrəp)
n. 1. John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. 2. his son, John, 1606–76, colonial governor of Connecticut 1657, 1659–76. Winthrop
Winthrop, residential town (1990 pop. 18,127), Suffolk co., E Mass., on a peninsula extending into Boston Bay; settled 1635, set off from North Chelsea and inc. 1852. Several houses of historical interest (17th–18th cent.) remain, including Gov. Winthrop's house.WinthropEnglish upper-class family; America’s parliamentary governors. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 937–938]See: Aristocracy |