Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, (1636–5 March 1701) was colonial governor of New York from 1698 to 1701 and of Massachusetts from 1699 to 1700. Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony organized October 7, 1691 in North America by William and Mary the joint monarchs of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ...

Coote, who was born in Ireland, was the second, but first surviving son, of Richard, 1st Lord Coote of Coloony by Mary, daughter of Sir George St George, and succeeded his father on 10 July 1683. He was Member of Parliament for Droitwich from 1689 to 1695. He was one of the first to join the Prince of Orange in 1688, which caused him to be attainted by the Irish Parliament of King James II in May 1689. William and Mary, however, created him Earl of Bellomont on 2 November 1689 in the Irish Peerage, and granted him over 77,000 acres of forfeited Irish lands. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... James II can refer to: James II of Scotland James II of England James II of Aragon James II of Cyprus This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Coote was Treasurer to the Queen from 1689 to 1693. He was commissioned as Royal Governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York in 1697. He began his administration in New York the next spring in 1698 and did not assert his dominion over Massachusetts until May of 1699, when he presided in person as Massachusetts' Governor. Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ...

Bellomont had been the primary sponsor of Captain William Kidd's charter as a privateer, and when he was charged with piracy, Captain Kidd came to Boston to enlist Governor Coote's support. The political tide had turned against Kidd, and Governor Coote promptly had Captain Kidd arrested. The accused pirate was given a brief hearing and was then returned to London where he was found guilty of piracy and hanged. Howard Pyles painting of Kidd and his ship, the Adventure Galley, in a New York City harbor. ...

Coote's attempt to govern three such distant territories took a toll on his health and he succumbed to a severe case of gout in 1701. He was replaced temporarily in New York by John Nanfan as acting governor until the arrival of Viscount Cornbury in 1702 and in Massachusetts by William Stoughton, who died before Joseph Dudley arrived as Coote's replacement in 1702. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Boston Boston Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 sq mi  27,360 km² 183 miles  295 km 113 miles  182 km 13. ... William Stoughton (30 September 1631 – 7 July 1701) acted as judge and prosecutor during the Salem Witch Trials. ... Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 - April 2, 1720), colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715, the son of Thomas Dudley, was born and died in Roxbury, Massachusetts. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

He married Catharine, daughter of Bridges Nanfan. They were parents of Nanfan Coote, 2nd Earl of Bellomont, and Richard Coote, 3rd Earl of Bellomont. The Earldom became extinct on the death of the third Earl, while the barony devolved upon his cousin, who was later made Earl of Bellamont. The title of Earl of Bellamont was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1767. ...

References

• Colonial Governors of NY
• Massachusetts Biography