Joseph Dudley

Background

Dudley, Joseph was born on September 23, 1647 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas and Catherine (Dighton) Hackburn Dudley.

Education

Graduated from Harvard, 1663.

Career

Became freeman, 1672. Member Massachusetts General Court from Roxbury, 1673-1676. Participated in battle with Narragansett Indians during King Phillip’s War, 1675.

Member upper house Massachusetts Legislature, 1676-1683, 84.

Commissioner United Colonies of New England until arrival of Sir Edmund Andros, 1677-1681. President Massachusetts Council, 1684.

Governor Massachusetts, New Hampshire (U.S.), also King’s Province, 1688-1687, 1702-1715. Member Governor Andros’s Council, censor of press, chief justice Colonial Superior Court, 1687-1689.

Chief Council of New York, 1690-1692.

Deputy governor Isle of Wight. Governor Massachusetts, 1702-1715.

Achievements

• Joseph Dudley has been listed as a noteworthy colonial governor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Massachusetts General Court from Roxbury, 1673-1676. Member upper house Massachusetts Legislature, 1676-1683, 84. Member Governor Andros’s Council, censor of press, chief justice Colonial Superior Court, 1687-1689.

Connections

Married Rebecca Tyng, 1668, 13 children.

Father:

Thomas Dudley

Mother:

Catherine (Dighton) Hackburn Dudley

Spouse:

Rebecca Tyng