Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick

The 2nd Earl of Limerick
Portrait of Dongan from Castleton Manor, Staten Island
5th Colonial Governor of New York
In office August 1683 – 11 August 1688
Monarchs	Charles II James II & VII
Preceded by	Edmund Andros
Succeeded by	Edmund Andros (as Governor-General of the Dominion of New England)
Personal details
Born	1634 Castletown Kildrought, Kingdom of Ireland
Died	14 December 1715(1715-12-14) (aged 81) London, England
Relations	Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet (grandfather) Sir Robert Talbot, 2nd Baronet (uncle) Peter Talbot (uncle) Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Parent(s)	Sir John Dongan, 2nd Baronet Mary Talbot
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Thomas Dongan, (pronounced "Dungan")^[1][a] 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634 – 14 December 1715), was a member of the Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and Governor of the Province of New York. He is noted for having called the first representative legislature in New York, and for granting the province's Charter of Liberties. His negotiations and subsequent alliance with the Iroquois Indian Confederacy brought a lasting security from the French and their hostile Indian allies.

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