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About William Burnet
William Burnet was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–1728) and Massachusetts and New Hampshire (1728–1729). Born into a position of privilege, Burnet was well-educated, tutored among others by Isaac Newton.
Everything about William Burnet →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Colonial Governor of New York, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay, Governor of New York and New Jersey, Colonial Governor of New Hampshire
- Born
- March 1688
- Died
- September 7, 1729