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About Gurdon Saltonstall
Gurdon Saltonstall was an American clergyman who served as the governor of Connecticut from 1708 to 1724. He was born into a distinguished family and became an eminent Connecticut pastor and a close associate of Governor Fitz-John Winthrop. Saltonstall was appointed the colony's governor after Winthrop's death in 1707, and then re-elected to the office annually until his own death.
Everything about Gurdon Saltonstall →- Occupation
- Christian minister, governor, parson
- Position held
- colonial governor of Connecticut
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- March 27, 1666
- Died
- September 20, 1724