David Dinkins was the first African American Mayor of New York City and David Paterson is the first African American Governor of the state.
George Clinton
He was the first governor
David Patterson was the first African-American Lieutenant Governor of New York State. Upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer, he became the first African-American Governor of New York State.
George Clinton.
george clinton The first governor on New York is David Peterson
Richard Nicolls was the military governor of the Province of New York from 1664 to 1668. George Clinton was the First Governor of New York from 30 July 1777 until 1 July 1795.
John Jay who became the First Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
George Clinton.
New York colony had a number of rulers, but the first leader was GOVERNOR STUYVESANT who was the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, which is what New York was called before being transferred to the British.
No. But he was elected as the first president.
Yes he was. He was the governor of New York.
No, she is not. Additionally, she is not, and has never been, the governor of New York. The current governor of New York is David Paterson.
Before it was officially named New York and it was the New Netherlands under the Dutch rule, Peter Minuit was governor from 1626 to 1647. From 1647 to 1664 (when the English took over), Peter Stuyvesant was the governor. His impact was the greatest, as he helped create a fire department, police force, and made attendance at church obligatory. Richard Nicolls was implemented as the first British governor of New York, and he was given power by the Duke of York (for which New York was named after) to make laws and raise taxes.