Pioneer Settler of North America. He sailed, along with 129 others, on the "Mayflower," the English ship that brought Pilgrims to the New World, and signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. They established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. He traveled to England and other countries numerous times to acquire cattle and tools, enabling Plymouth to flourish while similar ventures failed. Winslow served on the governor's council and authored several books extolling New England, works that were instrumental in convincing European immigrants to relocate to North America. He was Plymouth's Governor in 1633, 1636, and 1644. Winslow's portrait is the only contemporary likeness of a Mayflower Pilgrim, and has been a primary source for historians interested in Pilgrim clothing, hairstyles, and other cultural questions. He died en route to Jamaica from the West Indies from a fever, where he had gone on behalf of England's Cromwell government to reclaim ships seized by the Dutch and was buried at sea with a 42-gun salute.
Pioneer Settler of North America. He sailed, along with 129 others, on the "Mayflower," the English ship that brought Pilgrims to the New World, and signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. They established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. He traveled to England and other countries numerous times to acquire cattle and tools, enabling Plymouth to flourish while similar ventures failed. Winslow served on the governor's council and authored several books extolling New England, works that were instrumental in convincing European immigrants to relocate to North America. He was Plymouth's Governor in 1633, 1636, and 1644. Winslow's portrait is the only contemporary likeness of a Mayflower Pilgrim, and has been a primary source for historians interested in Pilgrim clothing, hairstyles, and other cultural questions. He died en route to Jamaica from the West Indies from a fever, where he had gone on behalf of England's Cromwell government to reclaim ships seized by the Dutch and was buried at sea with a 42-gun salute.
Bio by: Bill McKern
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