William Cosby (1690 - Stradbally Hall,,Queen's,Ireland - March 10, 1736 at Fort George, New York) was colonial governor of New York from 1732 to 1736. State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...
Cosby entered into the British Army as a cornet in 5th Dragoon Guards (Colonel Cadogan's Regiment) on the 15 April 1711, then as Captain in the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Harvey' Regiment of Horse) on 24 December 1717. He became Colonel of the 18th Regiment ( Royal Irish Regiment) on 30 November 1735 and finally as Brigader General.
Cosby died in 1736 was replaced by George Clarke (Governor). He was buried in Stpaulschcem, New York.
William Henry Cosby, Junior, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1937, to Anna and WilliamCosby.
Cosby's mother had always stressed the importance of education to her children, and so eventually Bill earned his diploma through correspondence school and was accepted at Temple University in Philadelphia on an athletic scholarship.
Cosby was soon making people laugh in large, well-known night spots all over the country, and he reached a point where his career showed him more promise than his education.
Sir WilliamCosby (1690–March 10, 1736) served as the British royal governor of New York from 1732 to 1736.
WilliamCosby was born in Stradbally Hall, Queen's County, Ireland, in 1690.
In 1711, Sir WilliamCosby married Grace Montagu, a British lady with connections at Buckingham Palace, as sister of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax.
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