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Roger Williams

Roger Williams
Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1684)

Roger Williams was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.

21 December 1603

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