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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beekman, Gerardus, -1728 (search)
Beekman, Gerardus, -1728 Colonial governor; was a member of Leisler's council in 1688 and was condemned with Leisler, but subsequently pardoned. In 1700 he became lieutenant-colonel of a militia regiment under Governor Bellomont. After the removal of Governor Ingoldsby. Beekman was president of the council and acting governor of New York until the arrival of Governor Hunter, in whose council he also served. He died in New York City about 1728. Beekman, Gerardus, -1728 Colonial governor; was a member of Leisler's council in 1688 and was condemned with Leisler, but subsequently pardoned. In 1700 he became lieutenant-colonel of a militia regiment under Governor Bellomont. After the removal of Governor Ingoldsby. Beekman was president of the council and acting governor of New York until the arrival of Governor Hunter, in whose council he also served. He died in New York City about 1728.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, State of (search)
1668to 1673 Dutch resumed. Anthony Colve1673 to 1674 English resumed. Edmund AndrosNov. 10, 1674 to 1683 Thomas DonganAug. 27, 1683 1688 Francis Nicholson.1688 to 1689 Jacob LeislerJune 3, 1689to 1691 Henry SloughterMarch 19, 1691 Richard IngoldsbyJuly 26, 1691 1692 Benjamin FletcherAug. 30, 1692 1698 Richard, Earl Bellomont1698 1701 John Nanfan 1701 to 1702 Lord CornburyMay 3, 1702 to 1708 John, Lord Lovelace Dec. 18, 1708 to 1709 Richard IngoldsbyMay 9, 1709to 1710 Gerardus BeekmanApril 10, 1710 Robert HunterJune 14, 1710 1719 Peter SchuylerJuly 21, 1719 to 1720 William Burnet Sept. 17, 1720to 1728 John MontgomeryApril 15, 1728 to 1731 Rip Van Dam 1731 to 1732 William CosbyAug. 1, 1732to 1736 George Clarke1736 1743 George ClintonSept. 2, 1743to 1753 Sir Sanvers OsborneOct. 10, 1753 James De LanceyOct. 12, 1853 to 1755 Sir Charles HardySept. 3, 1755to 1757 James De LanceyJune 3, 1757to 1760 Cadwallader ColdenAug. 4, 1760to 1761 Robert MoncktonOct. 26,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
hing without his license......1707 Lord Cornbury removed; succeeded by Lord Lovelace, who arrives......Dec. 18, 1708 Slave market established at the foot of Wall Street, New York......1709 Lord Lovelace dies......May 12, 1709 Lieutenant-Governor Ingoldsby, acting governor......1709 Expedition fitted out against Montreal; failure......1709 Peter Schuyler takes to England five distinguished chiefs of the Iroquois to visit the Queen......1710 Richard Ingoldsby displaced; Gerardus Beekman acting governor from......April 10, 1710 Robert Hunter, governor, arrives at New York with 3,000 German Lutherans......June 14, 1710 Preparations to invade Canada. Nicholson leaves Albany with 4,000 men, and a fleet under Sir Hovenden Walker sails from Boston with 7,000 men and a fine train of artillery, against Quebec and Montreal......July 30, 1711 Fleet loses eight transports and more than 1,000 men on the rocks at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and sails for England; the