Increase Mather
Increase Mather (/ˈmæðər/; June 21, 1639 Old Style – August 23, 1723 Old Style) was a New England Puritan clergyman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and president of Harvard College for twenty years (1681–1701). He was influential in the administration of the colony during a time that coincided with the notorious Salem witch trials.
The Reverend Increase Mather | |
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Mather in 1688, when he was in London. Portrait by John van der Spriett. | |
| President of Harvard College (title varied) | |
| In office 1685–1701 | |
| Preceded by | John Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Willard (acting) |
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| Born | June 21, 1639 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America |
| Died | August 23, 1723 (aged 84) Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Cotton Ann Cotton |
| Children | Cotton Mather |
| Education | Harvard College (AB) Trinity College Dublin (MA) |
| Occupation | Minister and author |
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