The New Student's Reference Work/Andros, Sir Edmund
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Edmund |See also Edmund Andros on Wikipedia, and the
disclaimer.| An'dros, Sir Edmund (born 1637, died 1714), was
governor of the colony of New York for eight years, beginning in
1674; subsequently he was governor of New England for three
years. He was deposed by the colonies and then was made governor
of Virginia for six years. He was harsh, and ruled without any
regard to the wishes of the colonists. This made him disliked,
in spite of his acknowledged honesty and uprightness. His demand
for the charter of Connecticut is famous. To get it, he went to
Hartford with a band of soldiers. The general assembly kept him
talking in their hall until night, when candles were lighted and
the charter brought in a box and laid on the table. Suddenly the
lights were blown out. They were quickly lighted again, but the
charter was gone. For three years no one knew where it was, but
in 1789, when the new king