List of colonial governors of Connecticut

English settlers, mainly Puritans fleeing repression in England, began to arrive in the 1630s, and a number of separate colonies were established.

The Saybrook Colony was established in late 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River in present-day Old Saybrook, Connecticut by John Winthrop the Younger, son of Massachusetts Bay Colony founder and governor John Winthrop.

Fenwick returned to England and served in the English Civil War, and Winthrop continued to be active in Connecticut politics.

After some exploration he purchased land from local Indians at the mouth of the Quinnipiac River in cx[clarification needed] 1638.

Between 1639 and 1655, consecutive terms were not allowed, so the governorship rotated between John Haynes and Edward Hopkins each year, except for 1642 when George Wyllys served.

John Winthrop the Younger was the governor of the combined Connecticut Colony in 1662, the year it received its royal charter.