Thomas Dudley
(1576-1653)
colonial administrator, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1634-1635), 7th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1640-1641), 11th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1645-1646), and 14th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1650-1651)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Cambridge. Location chosen in 1630 to be the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Settled in 1631 under leadership of Thomas Dudley and called the New Town. The College ordered to be here, 1637. Name changed to Cambridge after the English university town. 1638.
Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA, United States where they founded a town (1630-1653)