John Winthrop was an English Puritan Lawyer, best known as one of the founders of the ‘Massachusetts Bay Colony,’ one of the biggest settlements in New England. He sailed to North America from England with a large group of immigrants and served as the first governor of the colony. His vision served as a blueprint for other colonies in the New England to thrive. Born in Suffolk, England, into a wealthy family, he was initially home schooled. The religious discussions of his parents when he was young got him interested in theology at an early age. He attended ‘Trinity College’ for higher education. He studied law and later worked as a government lawyer in London. He was also a land owner and lived a comfortable life. He was one of the pioneers behind the ‘Massachusetts Bay Company’ and with a large group of colonists sailed to the New World in 1630. He became the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the same year and ruled as an authoritarian. He was also a highly religious man, which was also a key element in his way of governing the colony.