Stoughton, William, 1631-1701.
Stoughton, A.B. Harvard (1650), a colonial magistrate, served as deputy from the Massachusetts Colony to England (1677-1679), lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1692-1701), and acting governor of Massachusetts (1694-1699, 1700-1701). He was chief justice of the Superior Court of Oyer and Terminer, which tried the Salem witchcraft cases of 1692.
From the description of Bond to Clement Maxfield, 30 March 1664. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235153018
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