Gregory Dexter
Gregory Dexter | |
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| 7th President of Providence and Warwick | |
| In office May 17, 1653 – May 16, 1654 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Easton (unified with Newport and Portsmouth) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1610 Old, Northamptonshire England (stated in his Bible) |
| Died | April 23, 1700 (aged 89–90) Providence |
| Spouse | Abigail Fullerton |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Printer, limestone quarry owner, minister |
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Gregory Dexter (1610 – c. 1700) was a renowned printer of important and controversial books and pamphlets in London. In New England, he assumed various roles including serving as a consultant to printers, a Baptist minister, an owner of a limestone quarry, and a political figure elected as president of the combined towns of Providence and Warwick in colonial Rhode Island. He is best known as the printer of Roger Williams's book A Key into the Language of America in 1643, the first English translation of a Native American language.