William Dyer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Kirkby La Thorpe |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Newport |
| Rhode Island | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Mary Dyer |
| Previous position | Attorney General of Rhode Island |
| Children | Samuel Dyer |
| Grandchildren | Charles Dyer, I |
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| ID | 3498396 |
William Dyer Life story
William Dyer was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General. He is best known for being the husband of the Quaker martyr, Mary Dyer, who was executed for her Quaker activism.
