. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. e did not come into general use until after Pepys firsthad one—1663. It is said that the governor did not visitEngland after 1651. See Judge Darius Bakers admirablepaper in Bulletin Number 25, Newport Historical Society. From the costume (period of 1730), the portrait cannotwell be the first Governor William Coddlngton, of RhodeIsland, 1601-1678, although Mr. W. B. Weeden, anauthority on Rhode Island history,
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. e did not come into general use until after Pepys firsthad one—1663. It is said that the governor did not visitEngland after 1651. See Judge Darius Bakers admirablepaper in Bulletin Number 25, Newport Historical Society. From the costume (period of 1730), the portrait cannotwell be the first Governor William Coddlngton, of RhodeIsland, 1601-1678, although Mr. W. B. Weeden, anauthority on Rhode Island history, expressed no doubt Inhis paper on the first governor, in 1911 (ProceedingsMassachusetts Historical Society, April). The date ofthe second Governor William Coddingtons death, 1689,is too early for the costume here shown. A William Coddlngton, 1680-1755, was a man ofsome prominence and Is a suitable candidate for the his inventory there is mention of a family portrait valuedat £6. He was a justice of the Court of Common Pleas. A copy at Sayles Hall, Brown University, was made byThomas Mathewson. There Is another copy in the StateHouse at Providence. 557. Called WILLIAM CODDINGTON of Rhode Island (559) THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY TJUDfcN FOUNDATIONS Cotton, Rev. John, 1585-1652. So called. Mather, in The Magnalia, says of him: The readerthat is inquisitive after the prosopography of this great man,may be informed, that he was of a clear, fair, sanguinecomplexion, and like David of a Wuddy countenance! Hewas rather low than tall, and rather fat than lean, but of abecoming mediocrity. In his younger years his hair wasbrown, but in his later years as white as the driven countenance there was an inexpressible sort of majesty,which commanded reverence from all that approached him :this Cotton was indeed the Cato of his age, for his gravity;but had a glory with it which Cato had not. The painting, reproduced here, was purchased from adealer, about
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