Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick
The Earl of Limerick | |
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Portrait of Dongan from Castleton Manor, Staten Island | |
| 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, Ireland |
| Died | 14 December 1715 (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, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634 – 14 December 1715) was an Irish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York from 1683 to 1688. He called the first representative legislature in the Province of New York and granted the colony's first charter of liberties. Dongan's negotiations and subsequent alliance with the Iroquois brought a degree of security from attacks by the French and their Indian allies.