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Rip Van Dam (c.1660 – 10 June 1749) was the acting governor of the Province of New York from 1731 to 1732. As one of the leaders of the republican liberal (or country) party Van Dam confronted the subsequent royal governor William Cosby.

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birth date
1660-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Province of New York, Albany New York, Beverwijck
death date
1749-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1749-06-10
order in office
23ºcolonial governors of Province of New York
profession
Acting (law)
successor
William Cosby

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