Edmund Andros

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Sir Edmund Andros (6 December 1637 – 24 February 1714) was an English colonial administrator in North America. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other times Andros served as governor of the provinces of New York East and West Jersey Virginia and Maryland. Before his service in North America he served as bailiff of Guernsey.

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active years end date

1683-04-18, 1689-04-18

active years start date

1674-02-09, 1686-12-20

birth date

1637-12-06

death date

1714-02-24

LCCN Id

n/79/022820

office

Colonial Governor of Virginia, Governor of the Dominion of New England, Proprietary Governor of Maryland

order in office

4th, Colonial Governor of New York

religion

Anglicanism

successor

Thomas Dongan 2nd Earl of Limerick, Nicholas Greenberry, Francis Nicholson