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- John_Easton abstract "John Easton (1624–1705) was a political leader in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, devoting decades to public service before eventually becoming Governor of the colony. Born in Hampshire, England, he sailed to New England with his widowed father and older brother, settling in Ipswich and Newbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. As a supporter of the dissident ministers John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson during the Antinomian Controversy, his father was exiled, and settled in Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island (later called Rhode Island) with many other Hutchinson supporters. Here there was discord among the leaders of the settlement, and his father followed William Coddington to the south end of the island where they established the town of Newport. The younger Easton remained in Newport the remainder of his life, where he became involved in civil affairs before the age of 30.Ultimately serving more than four decades in the public service of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Easton began as an Attorney General for the island towns of Portsmouth and Newport, soon fulfilling the same role for the entire colony. To this line of service he added positions as Commissioner, Deputy, and Assistant, for many years serving simultaneously in multiple roles. In 1674 he was elected to the office of Deputy Governor, serving for two years, with a part of his tenure being during King Phillip's War, about which he published a written treatise. Following the overthrow of the Edmund Andros governorship under the Dominion of New England, Easton was elected as Governor of the colony for five consecutive years. While in office his biggest concerns were funding the ongoing war that England was fighting with Fance, and dealing with the disruptive French privateers. Other issues during his tenure included a smallpox epidemic in Newport, charter issues having to do with Rhode Island's militia serving in other colonies, and the ongoing border line disputes with the neighboring colonies.The son of the Quaker Governor, Nicholas Easton, the younger Easton was also a lifelong Quaker, and following his death in 1705 was buried in the Coddington Cemetery in Newport where his father and several other Quaker governors are also interred.".
- John_Easton birthDate "1624".
- John_Easton birthDate "1624-12-19".
- John_Easton birthPlace Hampshire.
- John_Easton birthPlace Romsey.
- John_Easton birthYear "1624".
- John_Easton deathDate "1705-12-12".
- John_Easton deathPlace Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations.
- John_Easton deathPlace Newport,_Rhode_Island.
- John_Easton deathYear "1705".
- John_Easton governor Benedict_Arnold_(governor).
- John_Easton governor Nicholas_Easton.
- John_Easton governor Roger_Williams_(theologian).
- John_Easton governor William_Brenton.
- John_Easton governor William_Coddington.
- John_Easton office "Attorney General of Rhode Island".
- John_Easton office "Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
- John_Easton office "Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
- John_Easton orderInOffice "15th".
- John_Easton orderInOffice "3rd, 5th, 7th and 10th".
- John_Easton orderInOffice "8th".
- John_Easton religion Quakers.
- John_Easton successor Caleb_Carr_(governor).
- John_Easton successor John_Cranston_(governor).
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- John_Easton wikiPageExternalLink NEHGR_October_2008_Vol_162.pdf.
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- John_Easton birthPlace "Romsey, Hampshire, England".
- John_Easton dateOfBirth "c. 1624".
- John_Easton dateOfDeath "1705-12-12".
- John_Easton deathDate "1705-12-12".
- John_Easton deathPlace Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations.
- John_Easton deathPlace Newport,_Rhode_Island.
- John_Easton governor Benedict_Arnold_(governor).
- John_Easton governor Nicholas_Easton.
- John_Easton governor Roger_Williams_(theologian).
- John_Easton governor William_Brenton.
- John_Easton governor William_Coddington.
- John_Easton hasPhotoCollection John_Easton.
- John_Easton name "Easton, John".
- John_Easton name "John Easton".
- John_Easton occupation "Deputy Governor, Governor".
- John_Easton office "Attorney General of Rhode Island".
- John_Easton office "Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
- John_Easton office "Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
- John_Easton order "15".
- John_Easton order "3".
- John_Easton order "8".
- John_Easton placeOfBirth "Romsey, Hampshire, England".
- John_Easton placeOfDeath "Newport, Rhode Island".
- John_Easton preceded John_Cranston_(governor).
- John_Easton preceded John_Greene,_Jr..
- John_Easton preceded "John Sanford".
- John_Easton preceded "Joseph Torrey".
- John_Easton predecessor Henry_Bull_(governor).
- John_Easton predecessor William_Coddington.
- John_Easton religion Quakers.
- John_Easton restingPlace "Coddington Cemetery, Newport".
- John_Easton shortDescription "Rhode Island colonial governor".
- John_Easton spouse "Mehitable Gaunt".
- John_Easton succeeded John_Greene,_Jr..
- John_Easton succeeded "John Sanford".
- John_Easton succeeded "Peter Easton".
- John_Easton successor Caleb_Carr_(governor).
- John_Easton successor John_Cranston_(governor).
- John_Easton termEnd "1670".
- John_Easton termEnd "1674".
- John_Easton termEnd "1676".
- John_Easton termEnd "1695".
- John_Easton termEnd "May 1657".
- John_Easton termEnd "May 1663".
- John_Easton termStart "1664".
- John_Easton termStart "1672".
- John_Easton termStart "1674".
- John_Easton termStart "1690".
- John_Easton termStart "May 1656".
- John_Easton termStart "May 1660".
- John_Easton description "Rhode Island colonial governor".
- John_Easton description "Rhode Island colonial governor".
- John_Easton subject Category:1624_births.
- John_Easton subject Category:1705_deaths.
- John_Easton subject Category:17th-century_Quakers.
- John_Easton subject Category:Colonial_governors_of_Rhode_Island.
- John_Easton subject Category:Converts_to_Quakerism.
- John_Easton subject Category:Kingdom_of_England_emigrants_to_the_Thirteen_Colonies.
- John_Easton subject Category:People_from_Newport,_Rhode_Island.
- John_Easton subject Category:Rhode_Island_Attorneys_General.
- John_Easton type 17th-centuryQuakers.
- John_Easton type AmericanColonialPeople.
- John_Easton type AmericanPeopleOfEnglishDescent.
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- John_Easton type ColonialGovernorsOfRhodeIsland.
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