George Farewell
c. 1628-Unknown Attorney General of New York, 1687; 1691 George Farewell was born in England in the late 1620s and is believed to have … More George Farewell »
Era Category: Important Figures - British Rule
Jacob Milborne
c. 1648-1691 Attorney General of New York, 1690 Jacob Milborne was born in England around 1648 and came to New York in 1668 where … More Jacob Milborne »
Thomas Newton
1660-1721 Attorney General of New York, 1691 Thomas Newton was born in England on June 10, 1660, and entered the legal profession before arriving … More Thomas Newton »
Sampson Shelton Broughton
Unknown-1705 Attorney General of New York, 1701 Sampson Shelton Broughton, a barrister at the Middle Temple, London, was appointed Attorney General of the Province … More Sampson Shelton Broughton »
John Rayner
1662-1719 Attorney General of New York, 1709 John Rayner was born in East Drayton, Nottinghamshire, in 1662. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1678, … More John Rayner »
May Bickley
Unknown-1724 Attorney General of New York, 1710-1712 May Bickley was born in England and is believed to have been well educated and admitted to … More May Bickley »
David Jamison
Unknown-1739 Attorney General of New York, 1712-1721 David Jamison, a native of Lithgow, Scotland, was a member of the Sweet Singers, a Quaker/Mennonist sect … More David Jamison »
Allard Anthony
1620-1685 Schout of New Amsterdam, 1664-1667 First Sherrif of New York City Allard Anthony, born in 1620, was a prominent citizen of New Amsterdam. … More Allard Anthony »
Thomas Rudyard
1640-1692 Attorney General of New York, 1684-1685 Thomas Rudyard was born in Rudyard, Staffordshire in 1640. He qualified as a solicitor and practiced in … More Thomas Rudyard »
James Graham
Unknown-1701 Attorney General of New York, 1685; 1691-1701 James Graham sailed to New York aboard the Blossom in the entourage of Governor Edmund Andros … More James Graham »