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Sir Edmund Andros: Quick Facts

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Born December 6, 1637 • London • England
Died February 24, 1714 (aged 76) • London • England
Title / Office governor (1686-1688), Dominion of New England • governor (1674-1681), New York • governor (1674-1681), New Jersey

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