Thomas Prince (historian)
Thomas Prince | |
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Portrait by Joseph Badger ca.1750 (courtesy American Antiquarian Society) | |
| Born | May 15, 1687 Sandwich, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 22, 1758 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Genre | Historical non-fiction |
| Notable works | A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals |
| Partner | Deborah Denny |
| Children | Sarah Prince |
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Thomas Prince (May 15, 1687 – August 22, 1758) was a New England clergyman, scholar and historian noted for his historical text A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals. Called 'an American pioneer in scientific historical writing', Prince influenced historians such as Jeremy Belknap and Thomas Hutchinson, and his Annals was still being used as a reference text as late as 1791.