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Edmund Andros (1637-1714) was appointed governor of the Dominion of New England in 1686 and reappointed in 1688 as a reward for his fidelity to the crown after the English Civil Wars. In addition to abolishing colonial assemblies, Andros demanded payments of quit-rents (A rent paid by a freeman in lieu of the services required by feudal custom) where due, suppressed town meetings, levied taxes ...
Sir Edmund Andros. Born in Guernsey, England, Sir Edmund Andros enjoyed a long career as a British colonial administrator, but was one of the most unpopular governors in American history. He first served as governor of New York from 1674 to 1681. He was a steadfast supporter of the Duke of York, who, when he became King James II in 1685, made ...
Sir Edmund Andros (ăn´drŏs), 1637–1714, British colonial governor in America, b. Guernsey. As governor of New York (1674–81) he was bitterly criticized for his high-handed methods, and he was embroiled in disputes over boundaries and duties (see New Jersey ), going so far as to arrest Philip Carteret. When James II, partly influenced by ...
The 1689 Boston revolt was a popular uprising on April 18, 1689 against the rule of Sir Edmund Andros, the governor of the Dominion of New England. A well-organized "mob" of provincial militia and citizens formed in the town of Boston, the capital of the dominion, and arrested dominion officials. Members of the Church of England were also taken ...
Edmund Andros ( Londres, 6 de dezembro de 1637 — Londres, 24 de fevereiro de 1714) foi um administrador colonial inglês na América do Norte. Andros ficou conhecido principalmente por seu governo do Domínio da Nova Inglaterra durante a maior parte de sua existência de três anos. Em outras ocasiões, Andros serviu como governador das ...
Sir Edmund Andros ( Londres, 6 décembre 1637 - idem, 24 février 1714) fut un gouverneur colonial en Amérique du Nord et à la tête de l'éphémère Dominion de Nouvelle-Angleterre. Andros, impopulaire, est à la suite d'une rébellion des colons arrêté et forcé de retourner en Angleterre .
Andros, Edmund, 1637 - 1714. Edmund Andros was the son of royalists Amias Andros and Elizabeth Stone of London, England. During the English Civil War, the Andros family lived at Guernsey and at the Hague. Andros entered military service under his uncle, Sir Robert Stone, and fought in Denmark from 1655 to 1658.
