politician
Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick.
Irish officer in the English Army, Governor of New York, lived (1634-1715)
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About Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick
Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick was an Irish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York from 1683 to 1688. He called the first representative legislature in the Province of New York and granted the colony's first charter of liberties. Dongan's negotiations and subsequent alliance with the Iroquois brought a degree of security from attacks by the French and their Indian allies.
Everything about Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Colonial Governor of New York
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1634
- Died
- December 14, 1715, December 17, 1715