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Joseph Dudley

1647–1720 · 17th century

Joseph Dudley was a Massachusetts-born colonial official, son of Governor Thomas Dudley. After the Massachusetts charter was revoked, he headed the interim government of New England from 1686 until Edmund Andros arrived. Jailed after the Boston revolt of 1689, he later returned as royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1702 to 1715.

Joseph Dudley — Image: Attributed to Peter Lely · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Dominion of New England

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Joseph Dudley. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joseph-dudley
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