Henry Sloughter (died July 23, 1691) was briefly
colonial governor of New York in 1691. Sloughter was the governor who put down
Leisler's Rebellion
Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising too ...
, which had installed
Jacob Leisler
Jacob Leisler ( – May 16, 1691) was a German-born colonist who served as a politician in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam (later New York City) in the fur trade and tobacco business. In what became known as Leisler' ...
as ''de facto'' governor in 1689. He died suddenly in July 1691. Lieutenant Governor
Richard Ingoldesby, who had served against Leisler's rebels, took over after Sloughter's death until the arrival of
Benjamin Fletcher
Benjamin Fletcher (14 May 1640 – 28 May 1703) was colonial governor of New York from 1692 to 1697. Fletcher was known for the ''Ministry Act'' of 1693, which secured the place of Anglicans as the official religion in New York. He also built ...
.
References
British Governors of Colonial New York
Year of birth missing
1691 deaths
Governors of the Province of New York
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