Colonel Richard Nicolls 1664 -1668. New York was given to James Duke of York by his brother Charles II after the Dutch ceded their colony of New Amsterdam upon losing the Second Dutch War.
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.
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.
peter stuyvesant was the governor of new netherland, which later became new york after it was ceded to the british in 1664
The Governor of New York State is Andrew M Cuomo.
The type of government that New York had in 1664 was a proprietary colony. It was a Dutch colony and was the first proprietary colony of the middle Atlantic region. It had a limited form of self-government.
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.
He was the first governor
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.
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
David Dinkins was the first African American Mayor of New York City and David Paterson is the first African American Governor of the state.
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.
No. But he was elected as the first president.
Yes he was. He was the governor of New York.