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Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647)
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Thomas Hooker
English religious and colonial leader (1586–1647)
Thomas Hooker was a prominent English colonial leader and Congregational minister, who founded the Connecticut Colony after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and an advocate of universal Christian suffrage.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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British colony in North America (1636–1776)
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