John Winthrop ( 1606 - 1676 )

Birth: Groton Manor, Suffolk, England, Europe (12 February 1606) Death: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, North America (5 April 1676) Research field: chemistry alchemy Education: King Edward VI grammar school at Bury St Edmunds; Trinity College, Dublin (admitted 1622); Inner Temple (admitted 1625) Career: Joined the Duke of Buckingham's expedition to the Isle de Rhe, La Rochelle (1627); travelled in Italy and Turkey within the Levant company; joined his father in New England (1631); Assistant to the Governor of Massachusetts (1634, 1635, 1640, 1641, 1644-1649); returned to England (1641); travelled to gain support for a plantation scheme for a New London (1642); moved to Pequot (1650); Magistrate of Connecticut (1651-), Deputy Governor (1659) and Governor (1660-1676); established a travelling medical clinic; came to England to obtain a charter for Connecticut (1662) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: William Brereton (18 December 1661) Committee appointments include: Mechanical Committee (1664) Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Other RSActivity: Involved in producing an 'Account of Refining of Gold' for the Society (1662) Produced a report on the production of pitch and tar in New England (1662) Correspondent to the Society from the colonies in North America (1660s) and invited to report back to the Society on natural history in New England (1664).