POLITICIAN

Edmund Andros

1637 - 1714

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Sir Edmund Andros (6 December 1637 – 24 February 1714; also spelled Edmond) was an English army officer and colonial administrator. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other times, Andros served as governor of the provinces of New York, East and West Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. Before and while serving in North America, he served as Bailiff of Guernsey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Andros is the 17,274th most popular politician (up from 17,489th in 2024), the 5,527th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,819th in 2019) and the 634th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1637, Edmund Andros ranks 12. Before him are Nicolas Catinat, Jan van der Heyden, Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, Anne Marie Martinozzi, and Jacques Marquette.  Among people deceased in 1714, Edmund Andros ranks 18. Before him are Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, Vasily Golitsyn, Gottfried Arnold, Kaibara Ekken, and Matthew Henry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Andros ranks 5,531 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara Pym (1913), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Fanny Kemble (1809), Sam Ryder (1989), Christopher Smart (1722), Jonny Evans (1988), Toby Kebbell (1982), and William Morgan (1547). After him are W. T. Tutte (1917), Molly Peters (1942), Ben Daniels (1964), and Max Hastings (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund Andros ranks 635. Before him are Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), Malcolm MacDonald (1901), Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854), John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), Nigel Lawson (1932), and George Lansbury (1859). After him are Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Norton (1532), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), and Nick Clegg (1967).

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