A signer of the Mayflower Compact and a settler of Plymouth Plantation,he was elected governor for 30 one-year terms and led the colony through its difficult early years.

• 作为五月花密约的签署人和普利茅斯种植园的开拓者，他被推选为30个一年任期的总督之一，领导殖民地度过了艰难的早期岁月。