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Richard Nicolls
1st Colonial Governor of New York
In office
September 1664 – Summer 1668
MonarchCharles II
Preceded byPeter Stuyvesant (as Director-General of New Netherland)
Succeeded byFrancis Lovelace
Personal details
Born1624 (1624)
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Died28 May 1672(1672-05-28) (aged 47–48)
North Sea, off Suffolk
Relations
  • Matthias Nicolls (nephew)
  • Sir George Bruce (grandfather)
Parents
  • Francis Nicolls (father)
  • Margaret Bruce (mother)
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Richard Nicolls (sometimes written as Nichols, 1624 – 28 May 1672) was the first English colonial governor of New York province.

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