John Winthrop became the first governor of Massachusetts. Winthrop was a devout Puritan who had been a practicing attorney. Winthrop was born in England and was married three times outliving each wife.
Englishman John Winthrop was the governor of Massachusetts in 1630. He was elected while still a resident in England. He was born in 1587 and married three times. He was a Puritan. John Winthrop served 12 terms from 1630 to 1645.
John Carver, a Pilgrim leader was the first governor of Plymouth Colony, the forerunner of what we now call Massachusetts. He took office in 1620. (The governor in 1630 was William Bradford).
