English statesman, born at Shrewsbury in 1600. He emigrated to Boston, MA, in 1637, and shortly afterward removed to Hartford. From 1640 to 1654 he was governor of the colony every even year, alternating with John Hayes. He then returned to England and became warden of the fleet, commissioner of the Admiralty and member of Parliament. At his death in March 1657, he left $3,500 to educational institutions in New England. Hopkinton, MA, was named after him.
