Richard Greene (colonist)

Richard Greene (died October 1622) was the first Governor of Wessagusset Colony in New England, located in modern-day Weymouth, Massachusetts. He died at Plymouth colony after having only governed the ill-fated Wessagusset colony for a few months since its creation in July. He was the brother-in-law of Thomas Weston, the primary investor in the colony.^[1]

References

^ Arber, Edward (1897), Story of the Pilgrim Fathers, London: Ward and Downey Limited, p. 534

Preceded by n/a	Governor of Wessagusset Colony July 1622 – October 1622	Succeeded by John Sanders

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Name	Greene, Richard
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Date of death	1622
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