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 »
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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 »
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 »
Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont
Unknown Director of New Netherland, 1624 Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont was appointed the first Director of New Netherland on June 20, 1623. In 1624, he … More Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont »
Cornelis van der Hoykens
Unknown-1647 Schout-Fiscael of New Netherland, 1639-1647 Around the late 1630s, the Dutch West India Company realized the pivotal role the Schout played in the … More Cornelis van der Hoykens »
Cornelis Jacobson Mey
c. 1580-Unknown Provisional Director of New Netherland, 1625 Captain Cornelis Jacobson Mey was an experienced captain in the Dutch merchant service. He came from … More Cornelis Jacobson Mey »
Hendrick Thomasse Van Dijck
1610-1688 Schout-Fiscael of New Netherland, 1645-1651 Hendrick Thomasse Van Dijck was born in Holland in 1610, and came to New Netherland in 1640 as … More Hendrick Thomasse Van Dijck »