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Religious Leaders in Government & Politics

43 people, across 4 fields.

Field: All Ideas & Media 28 Reform & Rights 10 Crime & Notoriety 3 Government & Politics 2

William Penn 1644–1718Political Leaders & StatecraftFounder of Pennsylvania who advanced representative government and religious toleration in colonial America.

John Winthrop 1588–1649Political Leaders & StatecraftLong-serving Massachusetts Bay governor whose vision of a covenant community influenced New England political culture.