Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island (died 1684)

Roger Williams

English Baptist minister, theologian, author, and founder of Rhode Island

Roger Williams was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious liberty,…

List of colonial governors of Rhode Island

This is a list of the judges, presidents, and governors of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations from 1638 to 1776.