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Thomas Dongan, 2nd earl of Limerick: Quick Facts

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Born 1634 • Ireland
Died December 14, 1715 (aged 81) • London • England
Title / Office governor (1682-1688), New York
Sir Edmund Andros
Sir Edmund Andros
English colonial official
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Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore of Baltimore
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Sir William Berkeley
British colonial official
Full-length portrait of King George III in a red military uniform and black bicorne hat, standing outdoors with a distant building and cloudy sky in the background.
George III
king of Great Britain
William Pitt, the Elder
William Pitt, the Elder
prime minister of United Kingdom
Engraved portrait of William Penn wearing a dark coat, white cravat, and wide-brimmed hat, with shoulder-length curly hair.
William Penn
English religious leader
John Winthrop
John Winthrop
American colonial governor
Engraving by J. Pofselwhite of Walter Raleigh wearing an ornate, patterned doublet, ruffled collar, and feathered hat, with one hand on his hip.
Sir Walter Raleigh
English explorer
John Smith
John Smith
British explorer
Engraving of Roger Williams seated at a desk, holding an open book and a quill, with papers and writing materials in front of him.
Roger Williams
American religious leader
Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North
prime minister of United Kingdom
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit
Dutch colonial governor
Humphrey Gilbert
Humphrey Gilbert
British explorer
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker
British American colonial clergyman
Bradford, William
William Bradford
Plymouth colony governor
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Richard Nicolls
English governor
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
Dutch colonial governor
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William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth
British statesman
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Leonard Calvert
British colonial governor
Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend
British statesman