William Cosby (1690–1736) served as the British royal governor of New York from 1732 to 1736.During his short term as governor Cosby was portrayed as one of the most oppressive royal placeholders in British Colonial America. In 1735 Cosby accused publisher John Peter Zenger of sedition and libel for publishing unflattering reports about Cosby. In spite of Cosby’s efforts Zenger was acquitted of all charges and the case helped to establish the concept of freedom of the press.
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birth date
1690-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Stradbally Hall, County Laois
death date
1736-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1736-03-10
death place
New York City
order in office
24ºcolonial governor of Province of New York, Royal governor of New Jersey
profession
Governor
successor
John Anderson (New Jersey), George Clarke (governor)
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