William Bradford (governor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Bradford (governor)

English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1590

Place of Birth: Austerfield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-May-1657

Profession: politician, diarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Bradford (c.
19 March 1590 – May 9, 1657) was an English Puritan separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England.
He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620.
He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and went on to serve as Governor of the Plymouth Colony intermittently for about 30 years between 1621 and 1657.
His journal Of Plymouth Plantation covered the years from 1620 to 1657 in Plymouth.