| Dudley, Thomas 1576-1653. English-born American colonial administrator who served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1634, 1640, 1645, and 1650) and as one of Harvard College's first overseers. His son Joseph (1647-1720) was also governor of Massachusetts (1702-1715). |
Dudley, Thomas
British colonial governor of Massachusetts, for many years the most influential man in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, save John Winthrop.
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