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Joseph Dudley (23 September 1647 – 2 April 1720) was an English colonial administrator. A native of Roxbury Massachusetts and the son of one of its founders Dudley had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England (1686–1689) overthrown in the 1689 Boston revolt and served briefly on the council of the Province of New York. In New York he oversaw the trial that convicted Jacob Leisler the ringleader of Leisler’s Rebellion.

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active years end date
1686-12-20, 1715-02-04, 1715-11-09
active years start date
1686-05-25, 1702-06-11, 1715-03-21
associate
Peregrine Hopson
birth date
1647-09-23
birth place
Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roxbury Boston
death date
1720-04-02
death place
Province of Massachusetts Bay, Roxbury Boston
LCCN Id
n/85/009025
office
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
order in office
President of the Council of New England
region
Newtown (UK Parliament constituency)
relation
Thomas Dudley, Paul Dudley (jurist)
religion
Church of England
successor
Edmund Andros, William Tailer, Massachusetts Governor's Council, John_Leigh_(Newtown_MP)

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