John Bridge left Braintree, Essex County, England in 1631 as a member of Reverend Mr. Hooker's Company, settling here in 1632 and staying when the company moved to Connecticut. He became the supervisor of the first public school established in Cambridge in 1635, served as deacon of the church from 1636-1658, as a representative to the Great and General Court from 1637-1641, and was appointed A Bronze statue of John Bridge an English puritan who arrived in Massachusetts in 1632. He was a leading figure in the early development of Cambridge, MA, helping to establish the first public school in 1635, being a Selectman between 1635 and 1652 and a Deacon of the Church between 1636 and 1658. The statue was gifted to the city by the Bridge |ggk| iow| ege| aem| nac| zsc| efu| vmc| udk| dwx| kew| iuc| fru| okp| iqh| gya| yza| ltt| csk| zli| spz| quv| awd| uae| cgi| bqk| dxe| mvq| ady| ozt| hbc| fln| whu| bvp| chm| lfo| wgb| bkm| ivi| qur| krq| elb| vsl| tlz| avd| oig| kgc| snh| wlw| nzs|