DAVENPORT, JOHN
\dˈavənpˌɔːt], \dˈavənpˌɔːt], \d_ˈa_v_ə_n_p_ˌɔː_t]\
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(1597-1670), an English clergyman, who emigrated to Boston in 1637. In 1638 he founded New Haven, of which colony for thirty years he was minister, and a chief member of the government. Since none except members of the church were burgesses, he had great power and influence.
By John Franklin Jameson
