Josiah Winslow
Politician
1628 – 1680
Who was Josiah Winslow?
Josiah Winslow was born in Plymouth Colony about 1628 and died in 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward. He was born one year after the Charter which founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bringing over 20,000 English immigrants to New England in the 1630s. Josiah was the Harvard College-educated son of Mayflower passenger and Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow and was Governor from 1673 to 1680. The most significant event during his term in office was King Philip's War, which created great havoc for both the English and Indian populations and changed New England forever. Josiah was the first native born govenor of an American Colony.
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- Born
- 1628
Plymouth Colony - Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Harvard College
- Died
- Dec 18, 1680
Marshfield
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on July 23, 2013
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