John Cotton (minister)
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John Cotton was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity Colleg
Portrait originally identified as John Cotton. It is now thought it is probably another member of the Cotton family.
Plaque on the Old Grammar School, Derby
Cotton was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Sibbes was Cotton's spiritual counselor.
Thomas Dudley
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Thomas Dudley was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
Print of the Siege of Amiens in which Thomas Dudley fought in 1597
Plaque in memory of Thomas Dudley at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
John Winthrop
Charter authorizing Harvard College, signed by Governor Thomas Dudley, 30 May 1650