John Coggeshall (1601 – 27 November 1647) was one of the founders of Rhode Island and the first President of all four towns in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Coming from Essex England as a successful merchant in the silk trade Coggeshall arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1632 and quickly assumed a number of roles in the colonial government. In the mid-1630s he became a supporter of the dissident ministers John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson.
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birth date
1601-12-09
birth place
Halstead, Essex
child
John Coggeshall Jr.
death date
1647-11-27
death place
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Newport Rhode Island
occupation
Board of selectmen, List of colonial governors of Rhode Island
order in office
1st, President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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