William Burnet (March 1687/8 – 7 September 1729) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–1728) and Massachusetts and New Hampshire (1728–1729).
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active years end date
1729-09-07
active years start date
1728-07-19, 1728-12-19
birth date
1688-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
The Hague, Dutch Republic
death date
1729-09-07
death place
Province of Massachusetts Bay, Boston
LCCN Id
n/85/008374
office
Governor of the Province of New Hampshire, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Governor of the Province of New Jersey
order in office
Governor of the Province of New York
successor
John Wentworth (Lieutenant-Governor), William Dummer, John Montgomerie
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