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Charles Hardy
1780May, 18

Charles Hardy

Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
Sir Charles Hardy (c. 1714 – 18 May 1780) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1764 and 1780. He served as colonial governor of New York from 1755 to 1757.

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