![]() ![]() After completing his post-graduate work, he joined his father as assistant Pastor of Boston's original North Church (not to be confused with the Anglican/Episcopal Old North Church). He attended Boston Latin School, and graduated from Harvard in 1678, at only 16 years of age. ![]() Mather was named after his grandfathers, both paternal (Richard Mather) and maternal (John Cotton). He is often remembered for his connection to the Salem witch trials. ![]() Cotton Mather was the son of influential minister Increase Mather. 1681 honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. ![]()
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