Thomas Hutchinson: Boston's Leading Citizen -- Part One
(and had cost him his legislative seat and the coveted speakership), he had made an ally of the royal governor. And the governor rescued Hutchinson's political career that same year with an appointment to the prestigious Governor's Council.
Hutchinson's star would continue to rise, but an important transition had taken place. No longer was Thomas Hutchinson directly accountable to the people. Instead, he was now an ally of the colony's royal establishment. And this transition would determine his future course and define his ultimate legacy in American history.
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