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William Coddington (* um 1601 in Marston, England; † 1. November 1678 in Newport, Rhode Island) war ein englischer Jurist und Politiker. Er fungierte als Vizegouverneur und Gouverneur der Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Coat of Arms of William Coddington. William Coddington (c. 1601 – 1 November 1678) was an early magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He served as the judge of Portsmouth and Newport in that colony, governor of Portsmouth and Newport, deputy governor of the ...
William Coddington (born 1601, Boston, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Nov. 1, 1678, Rhode Island [U.S.]) was a colonial governor and religious dissident who founded Newport, Rhode Island, in 1639. Coddington, an assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company, migrated to the New England colony in 1630.
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28. Apr. 2022 · William Coddington, 1601-1678 was the founder of Portsmouth and Newport, and three-time Governor of Rhode Island. He was a shrewd politician and merchant, and had a large Newport Estate on which he bred livestock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Coddington. OCCUPATION: Magistrate.
- Boston, England
- Mary Burt, Mary Moseley, Ann Coddington
- England
- November 1, 1678
Born: 1601. Died: 1678. Founders of Rhode Island, Government & Politics. William Coddington (1601-1678), principal founder of Portsmouth and Newport and governor of Rhode Island, was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. By his thirtieth year, he had achieved substance and position.
18. Mai 2014 · 1:17. NEWPORT, R.I. — Of the nine men who signed the original Newport compact, William Coddington was the most important, in the view of historian James E. Garman. He made that assertion during an hour-long presentation Saturday at the Edward King House Senior Center in Newport, as part of the celebration of Newport’s 375th anniversary.
William Coddington (* um 1601 in Marston, England; † 1. November 1678 in Newport , Rhode Island ) war ein englischer Jurist und Politiker . Er fungierte als Vizegouverneur und Gouverneur der Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
