Andros, Sir Edmund

Andros, Sir Edmund
born Dec. 6, 1637, London, Eng.
died Feb. 24, 1714, London

English colonial administrator in North America.

Appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in 1674, he was recalled in 1681 following complaints from colonists. He returned in 1686 as governor of the Dominion of New England, a kind of supercolony imposed by Britain. His interference in local government aroused sharp resentment among the colonists, and in 1688 they revolted and imprisoned him. Andros was recalled to England but returned as governor of Virginia (1692) and Maryland (1693–94).

* * *

▪ English colonial official
born Dec. 6, 1637, London, Eng.
died Feb. 24, 1714, London

      English administrator in North America who made an abortive attempt to stem growing colonial independence by imposing a kind of supercolony, the Dominion of New England.

      Andros grew up as a page in the royal household, and his fidelity to the crown during its exile after the English Civil Wars was rewarded in 1674 by his appointment as governor of New York and New Jersey. (He was also knighted in 1678.) Although the mother country regarded him as an able and conscientious administrator, the colonists considered him both arrogant and arbitrary, and he was recalled in 1681.

      Andros returned to America in 1686 as governor of the Dominion of New England, which included the jurisdiction of all the New England colonies and later of New York and New Jersey as well. Andros' imposition of Episcopalian worship in the Old South Meetinghouse in Boston, his vigorous enforcement of the Navigation Acts, his requirement that landholders take out new land patents, and his limitations upon town meetings and rights of local taxation all aroused sharp resentment in colonial America. When news of the overthrow of James II (1688) reached Boston, the colonists revolted, deposing Andros and imprisoning him. Returned to England, he was tried and immediately released. He later served as governor of Virginia (1692), Maryland (1693–94), and the island of Guernsey (1704–06).

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Andros,Sir Edmund — An·dros (ănʹdrŏs, drəs), Sir Edmund. 1637 1714. English colonial administrator in America whose attempt to unify the New England colonies under his governorship (1686 1689) was met by revolt. * * * …   Universalium

  • Andros, Sir Edmund — (1637 1713)    Appointed governor of New York, 1674; governor of all the New England colonies, 1685. Recalled on account of his extreme unpopularity, 1688. Subsequently governor of Virginia, 1692 1698.    Index: F Governor of New England, 263;… …   The makers of Canada

  • Andros, Sir Edmund — (6 dic. 1637, Londres, Inglaterra–24 feb. 1714, Londres). Administrador colonial inglés en América del Norte. Nombrado gobernador de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, en 1674, fue retirado en 1681 debido a quejas de los colonos. Regresó en 1686 con el… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Edmund — or Edmond [ed′mənd] n. 〚OE Eadmund < ead (see EDGAR1) + mund, hand, protection: see MANUAL〛 a masculine name: dim. Ed, Ned * * * (849–870) a …   Universalium

  • sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy …   Universalium

  • sir — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Tratamiento honorífico empleado por los británicos. * * * sir (ingl.; pronunc. [ser]) m. *Tratamiento de respeto usado en Inglaterra delante de un nombre de hombre o para dirigirse a la persona de que se… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Edmund — (as used in expressions) Andros, Sir Edmund Burke, Edmund Cartwright, Edmund Cockburn, Sir Alexander (James Edmund), 10° baronet Dewey, Thomas E(dmund) Gosse, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund (Percival) Husserl, Edmund Kean, Edmund Martinson, Harry …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Andros (Bahamas) — Andros South Andros, bei Tiamo Gewässer Atlantischer Ozean Geographische  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Andros, Bahamas — Andros (Bahamas) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Andros (homonymie). Andros Géographie Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Andros International — Andros (Bahamas) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Andros (homonymie). Andros Géographie Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”