William Phelps
William Phelps, a Puritan from Crewkerne, England, was one of the founders of both Dorchester, Massachusetts and Windsor, Connecticut and was one of eight selected to lead the first democratic town government in the American colonies in 1637. He was foreman of the first grand jury in New England, served most of his life in early colonial government, and according to noted historian Henry Reed Stiles'>Henry Reed Stiles, Phelps "was one of the most prominent and highly respected men in the colony."
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| Birth date | January 01, 1599 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1672 |