Thomas Hooker was an influential religious leader born in England on July 5, 1586. He is best known for his role in the founding of the Connecticut Colony and his contributions to the development of democratic principles in colonial America. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are well documented. He is remembered as a key figure in the development of religious freedom in the United States.
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💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
Puritan colonial leader. He founded the colony of Connecticut in 1636 and was active in its first government.
His Puritan beliefs forced him to leave England for the religious freedom of America.
He came to Connecticut by way of Massachusetts, where he was at odds with the religious establishment.
He grew up in a Puritan family in Leicestershire County, England.
He and Simon Bradstreet both led early American settlers in both politics and religion.
