John Oldham
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Oldham, John (ōl'dəm), c.1600-1636, colonist in New England, b. England. A trader, he emigrated to Plymouth in 1623 but was banished (1624) because of his opposition to the strict government. Later he was involved in establishing the unsuccessful settlement on Cape Ann (1626), several of the settlements in the Massachusetts Bay colony, and Wethersfield, Conn. His murder by the Pequot on Block Island was one of the events leading to the Pequot War (1637).
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John Oldham may refer to:
- John Oldham (colonist) (1592–1636), early Puritan settler in Massachusetts
- John Oldham (poet) (1653–1683), English poet
- John Oldham (baseball) (born 1932), American former Major League Baseball player
- John Oldham (basketball) (born 1923), American basketball coach and player
- John Oldham (engineer) (1779–1840), Irish engineer
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