Colonial Governors of New York

New York State was once part of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland (Nieuw Nederland) in North America. The largest settlement in New Netherland was New Amsterdam (New York City). The Dutch West India Company appointed the following men as Directors from 1624 to 1664.

Name

Term

Richard Nicolls (1624-1627)
Military Governor

(1664-1668)

Francis Lovelace (1621-1675)

(1668-1673)

Cornelis Eversten

(1673)

Anthony Colve,
Under restored Netherlands rule.

(1673-1674)

Edmund Andros (1637-1714)

(1674-1681) & (1688)

Anthony Brockholls
Acting Governor

(1681-1683)

Thomas Dongan (1634-1715)

(1683-1688)

Francis Nicholson

(1688 - 1691)

Jacob Leisler
A German-born American colonist who seized control of New York during Nicholson's rule. for treason against James II of England.

(1689-1691)

Henry Sloughter (d. 1691) Died in office.
Richard Ingoldsby
Acting Governor took until the arrival of Fletcher.

(1691)
(1691-1692) & (1709-1710)

Benjamin Fletcher (1640-1703)

(1692-1698)

Richard Coote (1636-1701)

(1698-1701)

John Nanfan

(1701-1702)

Edward Hyde

(1702-1708)

John Lovelace (1672-1709)

(1708-1709)

Peter Schuyler (1657-1724)

(1709) & (1719-1720)

Gerardus Beekman
Acting Governor

(1710)

Robert Hunter (1664-1734)

(1710-1719)

William Burnet (1688-1729)

(1720-1728)

John Montgomerie (d. 1731)

(1728-1731)

Rip Van Dam (1660-1749)
Acting Governor

(1731-1732)

William Cosby (1690-1736)

(1732-1736)

George Clarke

(1736-1743)

George Clinton (1668-1761)

(1743-1753)

Danvers Osborn (1715-1753)
Acting Governor

(1753)

James DeLancey

(1753-1755)

Charles Hardy (1714-1780)

(1755-1757)

James DeLancey

(1757-1760)

Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776)
Acting Governor

(1760-1761)

Robert Monckton (1726-1782)

(1761-1763)

Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776)
Acting Governor

(1763-1764)

Henry Moore (1765-1769)

(1764-1769)

Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776)
Acting Governor

(1769-1770)

John Murray (1730-1809)

(1770-1771)

William Tryon (1729-1788)

(1771-1780) though he did not retain much power in the colony beyond 1777

Name	Term
Cornelis Jacobszoon May Sometimes spelled Mey or Meij	1624 - 1625
Willem Verhulst	1625 - 1626
Peter Minuit (1589-1638)	1626 - 1632
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol	1632 - 1633
Wouter van Twiller	1633 - 1638
Willem Kieft (1597-1647)	1638 - 1647
Petrus Stuyvesant (1612-1672)	1647 - 1664

Name	Term
Richard Nicolls (1624-1627) Military Governor	(1664-1668)
Francis Lovelace (1621-1675)	(1668-1673)
Cornelis Eversten	(1673)
Anthony Colve, Under restored Netherlands rule.	(1673-1674)
Edmund Andros (1637-1714)	(1674-1681) & (1688)
Anthony Brockholls Acting Governor	(1681-1683)
Thomas Dongan (1634-1715)	(1683-1688)
Francis Nicholson	(1688 - 1691)
Jacob Leisler A German-born American colonist who seized control of New York during Nicholson's rule. for treason against James II of England.	(1689-1691)
Henry Sloughter (d. 1691) Died in office. Richard Ingoldsby Acting Governor took until the arrival of Fletcher.	(1691) (1691-1692) & (1709-1710)
Benjamin Fletcher (1640-1703)	(1692-1698)
Richard Coote (1636-1701)	(1698-1701)
John Nanfan	(1701-1702)
Edward Hyde	(1702-1708)
John Lovelace (1672-1709)	(1708-1709)
Peter Schuyler (1657-1724)	(1709) & (1719-1720)
Gerardus Beekman Acting Governor	(1710)
Robert Hunter (1664-1734)	(1710-1719)
William Burnet (1688-1729)	(1720-1728)
John Montgomerie (d. 1731)	(1728-1731)
Rip Van Dam (1660-1749) Acting Governor	(1731-1732)
William Cosby (1690-1736)	(1732-1736)
George Clarke	(1736-1743)
George Clinton (1668-1761)	(1743-1753)
Danvers Osborn (1715-1753) Acting Governor	(1753)
James DeLancey	(1753-1755)
Charles Hardy (1714-1780)	(1755-1757)
James DeLancey	(1757-1760)
Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776) Acting Governor	(1760-1761)
Robert Monckton (1726-1782)	(1761-1763)
Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776) Acting Governor	(1763-1764)
Henry Moore (1765-1769)	(1764-1769)
Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776) Acting Governor	(1769-1770)
John Murray (1730-1809)	(1770-1771)
William Tryon (1729-1788)	(1771-1780) though he did not retain much power in the colony beyond 1777



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