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Clarke, George -1763
Colonial governor; born in England; came to America during the reign of Queen Anne; and settled in New York.
When Governor Cosby died he was proclaimed governor pro tem. by the council, and later was commissioned lieutenant-governor by the British government.
He died in Chester, England, in 1763.
Cosby, William
Governor; born about 1695; became a colonel in the British army; served as governor of Minorca, and of the Leeward Islands; and from 1731 till his death in New York City, March 10, 1736, was governor of New York.
He was an exceedingly unpopular governor, largely through his contempt for the elective franchise, and continued one Assembly in office during the entire administration by refusing assent to its dissolution at the usual time.
Utica,
A city and county seat of Oneida county, N. Y.; on the Mohawk River.
The city is in the centre of a dairying region and is the chief cheese market of central New York.
During the colonial period the site of the city was called Old Fort Schuyler, from the fort which stood there.
It was a part of 22,000 acres given to William Cosby, the colonial governor, in 1734, after which date the tract was known as Cosby's manor.
Population in 1900, 56,383.
Utica,
A city and county seat of Oneida county, N. Y.; on the Mohawk River.
The city is in the centre of a dairying region and is the chief cheese market of central New York.
During the colonial period the site of the city was called Old Fort Schuyler, from the fort which stood there.
It was a part of 22,000 acres given to William Cosby, the colonial governor, in 1734, after which date the tract was known as Cosby's manor.
Population in 1900, 56,383.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Dam , Rip 1662 -1736 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zenger , John Peter 1680 -1746 (search)