Henry Vane the Younger

Sir Henry Vane (1613 - June 14, 1662), son of Henry Vane the Elder, served as a statesman and Member of Parliament in a career spanning England and Massachusetts.

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1613 - June 14 - 1662 - Henry Vane the Elder - England - Massachusetts

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A Puritan from an early age, Vane visited North America (1635) and became in 1636 governor of Massachusetts. In 1637 he returned to England and became an administrator (1639) and a parliamentarian (1640). King Charles I of England knighted him in 1640. He steered a moderate but generally pro-Parliament course through the English Civil War.

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Puritan - North America - 1636 - Massachusetts - Charles I of England - English Civil War

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