Thomas Hooker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Hooker

Puritan minister

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1586

Place of Birth: Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1647

Profession: politician, minister

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent Puritan colonial leader, who founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts.
He was known as an outstanding speaker and an advocate of universal Christian suffrage. Called today "the Father of Connecticut", Rev.
Thomas Hooker was a towering figure in the early development of colonial New England.
He was one of the great preachers of his time, an erudite writer on Christian subjects, the first minister of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the first settlers and founders of both the city of Hartford and the state of Connecticut, and cited by many as the inspiration for the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut", which some have called the world's first written democratic constitution establishing a representative government.