Thomas Willett
1st and 3rd Mayor of New York City (1665-66, 1667-68) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the New York fireboat, see Thomas Willett (fireboat).
Thomas Willett (c. 1607 – August 29, 1674) was a Plymouth Colony fur trader, merchant, land purchaser and developer, Captain of the Plymouth Colony militia, Magistrate of the colony, and was the 1st and 3rd Mayor of New York, prior to the consolidation of the five boroughs into the City of New York in 1898.
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Thomas Willett | |
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1st and 3rd Mayor of New York City | |
In office June 1665 – June 1666 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Delavall |
In office June 1667 – June 1668 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Delavall |
Succeeded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
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Born | about 1607 England or Holland |
Died | (1674-08-29)August 29, 1674 Swansea, Plymouth Colony (now approximately Riverside, Rhode Island) |
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