Category : Thomas Hooker

**Thomas Hooker**
	Puritan minister (1586-1647)
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Date of birth	5 July 1586 ; Leicestershire
Date of death	7 July 1647 ; Hartford
Place of burial	Ancient Burying Ground ;
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom ;
Educated at	Emmanuel College ; Queens' College ;
Occupation	Christian minister ; politician ; writer ;
Father	Thomas Hooker, of Marefield ;
Child	Sarah Hooker ; Samuel Hooker ; Mary Newton ;
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English: Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 ? July 7, 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader, who founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and a leader of universal Christian suffrage . Hooker also had a role in creating the " Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ", one of the world's first written constitutions .