baptized november november politician magistrate landowner massachusetts bay colony conservative served years colony generally leading opposition attempts english kings assert control colony accumulated land central colony eventually portion massachusetts government roles included administration territory present day maine purchased colony magistrate leading figure colony time salem witch trials sit despite depicted play movie adaptations presented harsh judge apparently named miller play reality recorded critical conduct trials played role bringing end early life born suffolk england baptized november eldest son immigrated father brothers sisters anna elizabeth new_england probably aboard griffin family passengers aboard left england escape persecution beliefs archbishop church_of_england begun crackdown religious practices practiced prompted wave migration public service soon arrival massachusetts bay colony acquired property cambridge town leading citizens member colony general court assembly known died leaving lands care younger children thomas admitted freeman colony conferred right vote participate colony political affairs appointed treasurer charter served steward college sat colony council assistants elected deputy governor member commission oversaw extension massachusetts colonial authority territories southern maine colonial determined fall borders politics religion relatively conservative historian describing massachusetts politics colony king charles_ii colonial government banned territory threat death recently hanged repeatedly violating ban king letter demanded colony allow freedom religious expression member committee established response document committee drafted conservative declaration colonial government essentially sovereign laws conflicted english law time king letter arrived colonial government harsh violating committee members magistrate minister sent england argue colony case king philip war broke pitting native american tribes southern new_england english colonists involved events war colonists indians living peacefully communities outskirts english towns attacked english settlers seeking revenge attacks communities indian missionary reverend vocal supporter praying indians worked prevent personal risk notable instance aboard small boat colonial officials boston harbor route long_island inspect facilities praying indians relocated safety nearby ship apparently intentionally rammed smaller vessel injured incident older officials cold waters harbor chosen president massachusetts assembly colony previously governed territory roughly land rivers southwestern maine right stripped protests heirs sir long standing claims area agents massachusetts purchased territory heirs appointed administer territory devastated properties abandoned king philip war acted effect lord proprietor making land grants towns rewarded colony grant island work oversaw massachusetts leadership refused changes administration demanded agent charles increasingly specific demands concerning freedom religion adherence colonial trade regulations known prepared issue quo writ demand return colonial charter leading opponents making accommodation king demands issue reached peak election stood election governor representing party narrowly defeated retained post deputy governor colony attempts vain charter formally june king established new colonial entity govern new_england appointed massachusetts native governor replaced later year sir excluded councils given opposition crown authority dominion reign include elected assembly extremely unpopular massachusetts variety reasons glorious revolution deposed james massachusetts leaders orchestrated uprising arrested dominion officials period dominion collapse establishment old colonial government temporarily resumed offices salem trials acting governor early months witch salem appears salem court records council observed proceedings april involvement ended arrival sir royal governor new charter assigned special court established shortly opposed manner magistrate conducted witch trials accepted evidence proceedings vigorously presumed guilt accused letter october described select group bay men understanding judgement utterly condemn said proceedings freely deliver judgment stopped sitting new created december elected governor council head court defeating votes early sat sessions conducted continued hear cases accepting evidence time dying court leading temporarily removed protest ban evidence reforms imposed governor sympathetic plight individuals accused relocating lands west boston salem end road area settled family property married couple children half died age survived died cambridge november began acquire land west boston way land grants great general court general surveys conducted behest court originally known began refer estate honor birthplace continued reside cambridge developed lands came number acres km2 issuing year selling parcels number somewhat communities existed land petitioned state incorporation objections earliest petition include lands number subsequent petitions objected neighboring communities died town granted charter town seal contains words farm commemoration heritage maine named honor founded located fictional character play depicted leading judicial figure overseeing salem trials character play miller portrays honest selfish judge authority imprisoned sentenced hang accused authority end play refusing lie sign public confession saying witch accusing sentenced hang introduction play miller wrote combined persons changes historical characters dramatic purposes miller wrote screenplay film version play retained portrayed actor principal judicial antagonist film adaptation play screenplay written portrayed directed picture portrayed way
Thomas Danforth