| Complete List of NYS Attorneys General (922 words) |
 | Between 1684 and 1777, the Colonial Attorneys General were appointed by the King of England, or the Colonial Governors on the Crown's behalf. |
| Until 1702 he was appointed by the governor, after which he was commissioned by the Crown. |
| By the Constitution the governor was required to do the appointing with the "advice and consent of the council." But in practice it subordinated the governor to the council whenever a majority of the assembly was politically opposed to him, and the annual election of the council greatly increased chances of such opposition. |
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