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William Stoughton (1631 – July 7, 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, first as the Chief Justice of the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692, and then as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature in 1693. In these trials he controversially accepted spectral evidence (based on supposed demonic visions).

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rdfs:comment	William Stoughton (1631 – July 7, 1701) was a colonial magistrate and administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, first as the Chief Justice of the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692, and then as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature in 1693. In these trials he controversially accepted spectral evidence (based on supposed demonic visions).
foaf:name	Stoughton, William William Stoughton
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dc:description	Salem witch trial magistrate, Massachusetts colonial official
active years end date	1699-05-26(xsd:dateTime) 1701-07-07(xsd:dateTime)
active years start date	1694-12-04(xsd:dateTime) 1700-07-22(xsd:dateTime)
birth date	1631-09-30(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Massachusetts England
birth year	1631-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1701-07-07(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Massachusetts
death year	1701-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
order in office	ActingGovernor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
religion	dbpedia:Puritans
successor	Bellomont, Richard Coote, 1st Earl Of dbpedia:Massachusetts_Governor's_Council
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WilliamStoughton-painting.png?width=300
is lieutenant of	Phips, William
is successor of	Bellomont, Richard Coote, 1st Earl Of Phips, William Danforth, Thomas

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