Jacob Leisler
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jacob-leisler-184-13586373
title:
Jacob Leisler
text:
Jacob Leisler was a German-born colonist who served as a politician in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam in the fur trade and tobacco business. In what became known as Leisler's Rebellion following the English Revolution of 1688, he took control of the city, and ultimately the entire province, from appointees of deposed King James II, in the name of the Protestant accession of William III and Mary II. Beginning in 1689, Leisler led an insurrection and seized control of
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Leisler
date created:
2004-07-24T15:40:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:10:48Z
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