What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Thomas Hooker 1586-1647 Puritan Clergyman Pupil of this School. Reputed Father of "American democracy" Recorded plaque organisation: Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council.
Thomas Hooker was a prominent Puritan clergyman and an influential figure in early American colonial history, known for founding the Connecticut Colony and advocating for popular voting rights, earning him the title "Father of American Democracy."
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