Richard Mather

The Reverend
Richard Mather
Illustration of Richard Mather by John Foster, c. 1675
Born1596
Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, England
Died22 April 1669 (aged 72–73)
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
EducationBrasenose College, Oxford
OccupationMinister
Spouses
  • Katherine Hoult
  • Sarah Hankredge
Children

Richard Mather (1596 – 22 April 1669) was a New England Puritan minister in colonial Boston. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather, both celebrated Boston theologians.

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