colonial administrator march september british civil servant colonial administrator served governor new_york new_jersey massachusetts new_hampshire born position privilege godfather england long birth father later educated active life intellectual pursuits elected fellow occupied posts importance financial considerations political connections brought new_york new_jersey tenure new_jersey major controversies set precedent accepting effectively bribes exchange legislation new_york sought unsuccessfully end fur trade albany montreal order implement colonial policy preferring direct trade native americans central north_america new_york rule marked increase political divisions land owners sided merchants death king george king appointed governor new_hampshire massachusetts new_hampshire tenure engaged nasty dispute massachusetts assembly issue salary holding legislative body session months relocating away boston dispute held colonial business ongoing september died death apparently caused illness contracted carriage overturned dumped water early life born leading city march child mary scott leading theologian dutch court william prince orange godfather wife mary scottish family settled netherlands acquired great wealth marriage gilbert generally agreed money genuine love match sides younger children survived infancy later william led army english channel glorious revolution william mary ascended english throne father gave coronation sermon later elevated ongoing influence english court king william reign fell favour took throne mother died smallpox accordance dying request father years later remarried close friend proved william siblings devoted gilbert best fathers gilbert death william inherited estate given mother wealth considerable excellent scholar entered oxford age dismissed disciplinary reasons later education came private including tutor ultimately admitted bar married mary daughter dean canterbury child boy died intellectual pursuits education brought lifelong interest scientific mathematical pursuits proposed membership enrolled fellow february acquainted mathematician regular correspondent wide array scientific subjects philadelphia merchant politician reported observations switzerland unusual instance hungarian twins saw resident observations governor new_york precisely determine new_york_city tenure new_york relatively intellectual discourse briefly met young encouraged intellectual pursuits like teacher wrote religious subjects anonymously published essay scripture prophecy explain periods contain arguments probable periods year work forward argument jesus christ return earth based interpretation book daniel governor new_york new_jersey connections court appointment great_britain invested heavily collapse led consider lucrative positions north american colonies correspondence longtime friend returned england provided opportunity hunter governor new_york new_jersey returned england variety personal reasons intending posts hunter connected whig government power exchange offices readily approved new_jersey tenure new_jersey governor marked disputes issuance bills credit granting permanent salary bills credit addition providing funding province expenses circulated local currency issuance large quantities bills tendency relative pound sterling instructions issuance certain conditions provincial assembly approved bill called issuance bills secured property dissolved assembly approved similar legislation exchange legislature approval year salary plan assembly began funds bills ways years later convinced sign exchange grant incidental expenses method assembly essentially governor agreement violation instructions somewhat normal practice new_jersey later governors new_york sided large landowners province based advice refused elections provincial assembly keeping assembly dominated court party members years relationship new_york assembly deteriorated special elections resulted addition country party members elect hostile speaker sought province tax base include larger real estate holdings powerful property owners dominated assembly court party successful efforts taxes merchant interests tax levied ships docking new_york led rise smuggling new_jersey new_york months arrival new_york married bride daughter relative marriage powerful new_york landowner chief advisors children child died long birth indian trading policy important aspects tenure new_york attempts strengthen colony position frontier relations controlled upstate new_york achieved peace vibrant trade begun new_york merchants albany french merchants montreal english goods sold french traders goods native american tribes central north_america british colonial administrators sought alter method trade instructing direct trade lands instead montreal bringing end albany montreal trade long arrival new_york assembly pass law banning albany montreal trade action earned opposition merchant interests traded directly including stephen albany merchants vocal merchants sat governor council removed law fairly easily merchants routed trade goods nearby carried goods montreal law enforcement trade ban passed policies caused protest new_york london british merchants argued having negative impact trade volume europe informed french begun construction fort western end action presented clear threat british attempts directly access control fur trade consequently ordered construction fort mouth decision upset albany traders lose monopoly fur trade upset french gave british direct access lake ontario wanted fort sited lake instead tried militia forces area resented intrusion attempts implement trade policy ultimately unsuccessful merchant interests succeeded gaining seats assembly special elections decision question citizenship right seat assembly angered body following years assembly noticeably hostile rule trade ban repealed replaced system taxation designed prefer western trade albany montreal trade time departure clear policy working cases having negative effects laws indian trade passed administration repealed long term effects establishment british military presence breaking albany monopoly trade left new_york divided merchants landowners arrived replacement king george died event required renewal royal commissions decided new_york new_jersey colonel served groom instead given appointment governor massachusetts new_hampshire known new_york replaced assembly parting shot formally protested actions court judge declaring void arrived new_york april carrying commissions left new_york july boston governor massachusetts new_hampshire briefly new_hampshire short tenure unlike massachusetts readily granted salary years duration administration time appointment massachusetts seat province governed number years lieutenant governor acting governor attempt force massachusetts assembly grant permanent salary institution royal charter assembly resisted choosing instead periodic grants governor local politicians found effective mechanism influencing governor approve policies governor know grant large salary matter governor time province wealthy massachusetts native insisting control provincial militia remain hands chose extremely hard line subject salary refused conduct business dissolve legislature salary decided legislature turn refused enact salary bill offered generous time grants refused principle raised tensions suggesting assembly failure act salary colonial charter order life difficult possible legislators relocated assembly boston salem cambridge increasing costs legislators forcing boston area properties november assembly voted send agents london argue issue attempts appropriate funds agents denied governor council agents ended paid funds raised subscription ruled siding governor assembly refused yield attempts conduct business matters invariably caught salary dispute stalled dispute ongoing route cambridge boston august thrown water carriage accidentally overturned fell ill died september interred king chapel burying ground boston lieutenant governor acted governor replacement agents sent london selected returned province took similar position refusing annual grants replaced lieutenant acting governor annual grants governor later instructed matter salary tenure finally abandoned instruction allowed receive annual grants
William Burnet (colonial administrator)