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Roger Williams

1603 - 1684

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Roger Williams (c. 1603 – March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious liberty, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans. Initially a Puritan minister, his beliefs evolved and he questioned the authority of the Puritan church in enforcing religious conformity. He was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience" making Rhode Island the first government in the Western world to guarantee religious freedom in its founding charter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Williams is the 1,714th most popular politician (up from 11,182nd in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,324th in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roger Williams ranks 1,714 out of 19,576. Before him are Vasili III of Russia, Béla III of Hungary, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France, Charles III of Naples, Şah Sultan, and Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours. After him are Han Duck-soo, Léon Degrelle, Gaspard II de Coligny, Artaxerxes III, Rafael Trujillo, and Henri, Count of Chambord.

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Among people born in 1603, Roger Williams ranks 2. Before him is Abel Tasman. After him are Joseph of Cupertino, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Lennart Torstensson, Fasilides, Adam Olearius, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Aert van der Neer, Yerofey Khabarov, Francesco Furini, and Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1684, Roger Williams ranks 2. Before him is Pierre Corneille. After him are Pieter de Hooch, Edme Mariotte, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Nicola Amati, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Anne Gonzaga, Josefa de Óbidos, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Antoine Gombaud, and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Williams ranks 433 out of 8,785. Before him are Benjamin Britten (1913), Timothy Dalton (1946), Ken Follett (1949), William Stuart-Houston (1911), John Couch Adams (1819), and John Deacon (1951). After him are Morrissey (1959), David Suchet (1946), Thomas Harriot (1560), Halford Mackinder (1861), John Ruskin (1819), and John Buchan (1875).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Williams ranks 96. Before him are Clement Attlee (1883), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (1945), Nigel Farage (1964), Harthacnut (1018), and Liz Truss (1975). After him are Halford Mackinder (1861), John Buchan (1875), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), Æthelred the Unready (968), Richard Cromwell (1626), and Llywelyn the Great (1173).

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