Massachusetts: Governors: 1629-1686

Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
Jun/Jul 1629 - 12/22 Jun 1630	John Endecott (Endicott) [1]
12/22 Jun 1630 - 14/24 May 1634	John Winthrop [2]
14/24 May 1634 - 6/16 May 1635	Thomas Dudley
6/16 May 1635 - 25 May/4 Jun 1636	John Haynes
25 May/4 Jun 1636 - 17/27 May 1637	Henry Vane [3]
17/27 May 1637 - 13/23 May 1640	John Winthrop
13/23 May 1640 - 2/12 Jun 1641	Thomas Dudley
2/12 Jun 1641 - 18/28 May 1642	Richard Bellingham
18/28 May 1642 - 29 May/8 Jun 1644	John Winthrop
29 May/8 Jun 1644 - 14/24 May 1645	John Endecott (Endicott)
14/24 May 1645 - 6/16 May 1646	Thomas Dudley
6/16 May 1646 - 26 Mar/5 Apr 1649	John Winthrop
Deputy Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (ex officio)
26 Mar/5 Apr 1649 - 2/12 May 1649	Thomas Dudley
Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
2/12 May 1649 - 22 May/1 Jun 1650	John Endecott (Endicott)
22 May/1 Jun 1650 - 7/17 May 1651	Thomas Dudley
7/17 May 1651 - 3/13 May 1654	John Endecott (Endicott)
3/13 May 1654 - 23 May/2 Jun 1655	Richard Bellingham
23 May/2 Jun 1655 - 15/25 Mar 1665	John Endecott (Endicott)
Deputy Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (ex officio)
15/25 Mar 1665 - 3/13 May 1665	Richard Bellingham
Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
3/13 May 1665 - 7/17 Dec 1672	Richard Bellingham
Deputy Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (ex officio)
7/17 Dec 1672 - 7/17 May 1673	John Leverett
Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
7/17 May 1673 - 16/26 Mar 1679	John Leverett (from 1676? Sir John Leverett)
Deputy Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (ex officio)
16/26 Mar 1679 - 28 May/7 Jun 1679	Simon Bradstreet
Governor of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
28 May/7 Jun 1679 - 25 May/4 Jun 1686	Simon Bradstreet

Matthew Cradock was named Governor by the same letters patent (charter) that established the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England on 4/14 Mar 1629. He took the oath of office in London on 18/28 Mar 1629 and his appointment was published with the delivery of the Charter to Massachusetts in Jun/Jul 1629. John Endecott, who had departed for America in 1628, was initially "confirmed" as governor before 17/27 Apr 1629, and was subsequently formally elected as "governor in the plantation" by a General Court held in London on 30 Apr/10 May 1629. Endecott received notice of his appointment along with the Charter in Jun/Jul 1629 and assumed office in Massachusetts. Cradock remained in England and continued to serve as Governor until his successor, John Winthrop, was elected on 20/30 Oct 1629.
Winthrop was elected and took oath of office at a General Court held in London on 20/30 Oct 1629 and arrived to Naumkeag (Salem) on 12/22 Jun 1630.
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