Dutch Director-General of New York During Netherlands Rule (1624 - 1664)

New York State was once part of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland (Nieuw Nederland) in North America. The largest settlement in New Netherland was New Amsterdam (New York City). The Dutch West India Company appointed the following men as Directors from 1624 to 1664.

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Cornelis Jacobszoon May
Sometimes spelled Mey or Meij
1624 - 1625

Willem Verhulst

1625 - 1626
Peter Minuit (1589-1638) 1626 - 1632
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol 1632 - 1633
Wouter van Twiller 1633 - 1638
Willem Kieft (1597-1647) 1638 - 1647
Petrus Stuyvesant (1612-1672) 1647 - 1664

 

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