Increase Mather is a Religious Leader with a net worth of $472 billion. He was born in June 21, 0 and is a Politician and Puritan minister from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During the Salem Witch Trials, Increase Mather was a lone moderate voice. He was also the President of Harvard University from 1692 to 1701.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $472 billion (2024)
About
Politician and Puritan minister from the Massachusetts Bay Colony who was a lone moderate voice during the Salem Witch Trials. He was also the President of Harvard University from 1692 to 1701.
Before Fame
He studied for the ministry in Ireland, and returned to Massachusetts to take the presidency of Harvard.
Trivia
While most of his peers were caught up in the hysteria of perceived witches, he flatly rejected the so-called 'tests' of swimming or reciting the Lord's Prayer.
Family Life
His son Cotton Mather was also an influential minister, and his writings were said to inspire the Witch Trials.
Associated With
His and his peers' roles in the Salem Witch Trials were later dramatized by the 20th century playwright Arthur Miller, in The Crucible.
