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Matthew Cradock

CRADOCK, Matthew, English merchant, died 27 May, 1641. He was a wealthy merchant of the City of London, and was chosen the first governor of the Massachusetts company, 18 March, 1641. While remaining in England, he conducted a trade in the colony through his agents, and was liberal in advancing funds for the establishment of the plantations. It was at his suggestion that the government was transferred from the London company to the colonies. At his decease the American colony was heavily indebted to him for money advanced. In 1640 he represented the City of London in the long parliament.

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