New York: Provisional Executives: 1689-1691

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New York: Provisional Executives: 1689-1691
Committee of Safety [1]
27 Jun/7 Jul 1689 - 16/26 Aug 1689
Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New York
16/26 Aug 1689 - 10/20 Dec 1689	Jacob Leisler [2]
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New York
10/20 Dec 1689 - 20/30 Mar 1691	Jacob Leisler [3]


[1]	Abraham Gouverneur was appointed clerk and Peter Delanoy was elected moderator on 27 Jun/7 Jul 1689.
[2]	Appointed by the commission issued by the Committee of Safety on 16/26 Aug 1689.
[3]	An order issued by command of the King of England on 30 Jul/9 Aug 1689 to Lieutenant Governor Nicholson ("and in his absence to such as for the time being take care for Preserving the Peace & administring the Lawes in our said Province of New York in America") instructed him to assume the government of the Province of New York. The order was delivered to New York and seized by Leisler on 9/19 Dec 1689. Acting purportedly on the instructions of the King, Leisler assumed the office of Lieutenant Governor most probably on 10/20 Dec 1689 as stated in his declaration of 10/20 Mar 1691.

Last update: 29 Nov 2023