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 »
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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 »
Cornelis Luycasz van Tienhoven
c. 1601-c. 1656 Schout-fiscael of New Netherland, 1652-1656 Schout-fiscael of New Amsterdam, 1653-1656 Cornelis van Tienhoven was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, around 1601. … More Cornelis Luycasz van Tienhoven »
Bastiaen Jansz Krol
1595-c. 1645 Director of New Netherland, 1632-1633 Bastiaen Jansz Krol, a silk worker by trade, was born in Harlingen, Friesland in 1595. Under the … More Bastiaen Jansz Krol »
Wouter Van Twiller
1606-1657 Director of New Netherland, 1633-1637 Wouter Van Twiller was born in Nieukirk, Holland on May 22, 1606, and became a clerk in the … More Wouter Van Twiller »
Willem Kieft
1597-1647 Director of New Netherland, 1638-1646 Willem Kieft was born in September 1597 in Amsterdam, Holland. Educated to become a merchant, his failed business … More Willem Kieft »
Pieter Stuyvesant
c. 1612-1672 Director-General of New Netherland, 1647-1664 Pieter Stuyvesant was born in Friesland in the Netherlands around 1612. He studied languages and philosophy in … More Pieter Stuyvesant »
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