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List of colonial governors of New York
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- For previous Governors see Director-General of New Netherland
This is a list of colonial governors during British rule:
| # | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Nicolls | 1664-1668 as military governor |
| 2 | Francis Lovelace | 1668-1672 |
| 3 | Anthony Colve | 1673-1674 under restored Netherlands rule |
| 3.5 | Edmund Andros | 1675-1683 [dubious — see talk page] |
| 4 | Thomas Dongan | 1682-1688 |
| 5 | Francis Nicholson | 1689-1690 |
| 6 | Henry Sloughter | 1691-1692 |
| 7 | Benjamin Fletcher | 1692-1697 |
| 8 | Earl of Bellomont | 1698-1702 |
| 9 | Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon | 1702-1708 |
| 10 | General Robert Hunter | 1710-1718 |
| 11 | William Burnet | 1720-1728 |
| 12 | John Montgomerie | 1728-1731 |
| 13 | Rip Van Dam | 1731-1732 |
| 14 | William Cosby | 1732-1736 |
| 15 | George Clarke | 1736-1743 as acting governor |
| 16 | George Clinton | 1743-1753 |
| 17 | Sir Danvers Osborn | 1753 |
| 18 | James DeLancey | 1753-1755 as acting governor |
| 19 | Sir Charles Hardy | 1755-1758 |
| 20 | James DeLancey | 1758-1760 |
| 21 | Cadwallader Colden | 1760-1762 as acting governor |
| 22 | Robert Monckton | 1762-1763 |
| 23 | Cadwallader Colden | 1763-1765 as acting governor |
| 24 | Henry Moore | 1765-1769 |
| 25 | Cadwallader Colden | 1769-1770 |
| 26 | John Murray | 1770-1771 |
| 27 | William Tryon | 1771-1780 |
| 28 | James Robertson | 1780-1783 as military governor |
| 29 | Andrew Elliott (acting) | April 17 -Nov. 25, 1783 as military governor |
- Director-General of New Netherland, for a list of governors from 1624 to 1664.
- List of Governors of New York, for a list of governors since 1777.