Jonathan Belcher

Jonathan Belcher

Infobox Governor
name = Jonathan Belcher


order =
office = Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
term_start = August 10, 1730
term_end = September 7, 1741
lieutenant =
predecessor = William Tailer
successor = William Shirley
birth_date = January 8, 1682
birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts
death_date = August 31, 1757
death_place =
party =
spouse =
profession =
religion =

Jonathan Belcher (January 8, 1682ndash August 31, 1757) was colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and, New Jersey.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he attended Harvard University. His first wife, Mary Partridge Belcher (1685-1736), was the daughter of Lt. Gov. William Partridge, and a sister was the wife of Lt. Gov. George Vaughn. One of his sons, Jonathan Belcher, was the Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. His other son, Andrew Belcher, served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

In 1718, Belcher was elected to the Massachusetts council and became colonial governor when his predecessor died. Initially accepted by Boston, his popularity decreased when he brought the censure of the English government. He was later appointed governor of the province of New Jersey and assisted in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University), including building the library for the new school.

Belchertown, in western Massachusetts, is named for him. His son, also named Jonathan Belcher, was the Lt. Gov of Nova Scotia. He was the uncle of Lt. Gov Andrew Oliver and Chief Justice Peter Oliver, and was also the great-grandfather of Admiral Edward Belcher.

His great-nephew Peter Oliver, Jr., was the husband of the daughter of Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Hutchinson. Thomas Hutchinson and his wife were descendants of Anne Hutchinson, a descendant of William the Conqueror. Margaret (Sanford) Hutchinson was a descendant of Rhode Island Governors Peleg Sanford and William Coddington.

External links

* [http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GBELC.pdf Biography of Jonathan Belcher] , New Jersey State Library
* [http://www.mass.gov/statehouse/massgovs/jbelcher.htm Official Massachusetts Governor Biography]
*worldcat id|id=lccn-n86-114791


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