Roger Ludlow - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 01, 1590 Dinton, England, United Kingdom Died on 01 Jan 0001 (aged 1589)

English lawyer, founder and deputy governor of Connecticut Colony

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About Roger Ludlow

  • Roger Ludlow (1590–1664) was an English lawyer, magistrate, military officer, and colonist.
  • He was active in the founding of the Colony of Connecticut, and helped draft laws for it and the nearby Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Under his and John Mason's direction, Boston's first fortification, later known as Castle William and then Fort Independence was built on Castle Island in Boston harbor.
  • Frequently at odds with his peers, he eventually also founded Fairfield and Norwalk before leaving New England entirely. After a brief sojourn in Virginia, Ludlow returned to Europe, where he was appointed by a commission distributing seized and forfeited property in the aftermath of Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland.
  • He was also appointed a magistrate administering justice in Dublin, where he is believed to have died.

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