william coddington

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Definition of william coddington in English English dictionary

born , 1601, Boston, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Nov. 1, 1678, Rhode Island American colonial governor and religious dissident. An official in the Massachusetts Bay Company, he immigrated to Massachusetts in 1630 and served in the colonial legislature. As a follower of Anne Hutchinson, he was obliged to leave the colony for Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island), where he established settlements at Portsmouth and Newport. Although he hoped to maintain Aquidneck as a separate colony, it was combined with Roger Williams's Providence plantation in 1644. Later acknowledging Rhode Island's unity, he served as its governor in 1674, 1675, and 1678

Hyphenation

Wil·liam coddington

Turkish pronunciation

wîlyım kädîngtın

Pronunciation

/ˈwəlyəm ˈkädəɴɢtən/ /ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑːdɪŋtən/