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Matthew Cradock (also spelled Craddock and Craddocke) (died 27 May 1641) was a London merchant politician and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Founded in 1628 it was an organization of Puritan businessmen that organized and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although he never even visited the colony he owned property and businesses there and he acted on its behalf in London.

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