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John Leverett (
1616 –
March 16,
1679) was a colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
John Leverett was born, perhaps, in
Boston, Lincolnshire where he's thought to have been educated at
Boston Grammar School before emigrating to
Boston, Massachusetts with his father in
1633, where he was educated at the
Boston Latin School. Though he was enjoying considerable commercial success in the colonies, he returned to
England in
1644 to fight for
Cromwell in the
English Civil War. He evidently earned great distinction in the future
Lord Protector's service, and it's said that he even befriended him.
In
1648, Leverett returned to
Massachusetts, where he became one of the leading men of the colony. He served as deputy governor under governor
Richard Bellingham in
1671-
1673, and succeeded to his position after the governor's death. Leverett's tenure as governor is chiefly notable because of the occurrence of
King Philip's War.
John Leverett died in office on
March 16,
1679. He was the grandfather of the President of
Harvard College of the same name.
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