John Clarke Politician

John Clarke (3 October 1609 – 20 April 1676) was a medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas.

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John Clarke
Birth dateOctober 03, 1609
Birth place
England , Suffolk , Westhorpe Suffolk
Religion
Baptists
Date of deathApril 20, 1676
Place of death
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , Newport Rhode Island

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