He was known for his authoritarian stance on government, conservatism, and view of his colony's potential as a city upon a hill. He opposed unconstrained democracy and suffrage for all of the residents.
John Winthrop was an English Puritan and an important governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He helped make the colony a strong and lasting settlement in America. (1588-1649). The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English Puritan named John Winthrop.
