Simon Bradstreet was a New England merchant, politician and colonial administrator who served as the last governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Arriving in Massachusetts on the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, Bradstreet was almost constantly involved in the politics of the colony but became its governor only in 1679.

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: March 18, 1603
Died: March 27, 1697, 1697

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Simon Bradstreet

last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; husband of poet Anne Bradstreet

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About Simon Bradstreet

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: March 18, 1603
Died: March 27, 1697, 1697

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Henry W. Smith via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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