List of New York Province Governors

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Francis Lovelace, governor from 1668 to 1672
Thomas Dongan, governor from 1683 to 1688
Richard Coote, governor from 1698 to 1701
Robert Hunter, governor from 1710 to 1718

This is a list of the governors of New York Province under British rule.

Surname Term of office
Richard Nicolls 1664–1668 military governor
Francis Lovelace 1668-1672
Anthony Colve 1673–1674 under Dutch rule
Edmund Andros 1674-1681
Anthony Brockholls 1681–1683 acting governor
Thomas Dongan 1683-1688
Francis Nicholson 1689-1691
Jacob Leisler 1689–1691 during the rebellion
Henry Sloughter 1691-1691
Richard Ingoldesby 1691–1692 acting governor
Benjamin Fletcher 1692-1697
Richard Coote 1698-1701
John Nanfan 1701–1702 acting governor
Edward Hyde 1702-1708
John Lovelace 1708-1709
Pieter Schuyler 1708–1709 acting governor
Richard Ingoldesby 1709–1710 acting governor
Gerardus Beekman 1710–1710 acting governor
Robert Hunter 1710-1718
Pieter Schuyler 1719–1720 acting governor
William Burnet 1720-1728
John Montgomerie 1728-1731
Rip Van Dam 1731–1732 acting governor
William Cosby 1732-1736
George Clarke 1736–1743 acting governor
George Clinton 1743-1753
Danvers Osborn 1753-1753
James De Lancey 1753–1755 acting governor
Charles Hardy 1755-1758
James De Lancey 1758–1760 acting governor
Cadwallader Colden 1760–1762 acting governor
Robert Monckton 1762-1763
Cadwallader Colden 1763–1765 acting governor
Henry Moore 1765-1769
Cadwallader Colden 1769–1770 acting governor
John Murray 1770-1771
William Tryon 1771-1774
Cadwallader Colden 1774–1775 acting governor
William Tryon 1775-1780
James Robertson 1780–1783 military governor
Andrew Elliot 1783–1783 military governor

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