History of New York City (1665–1783) port British ships evacuated in 1783. The English had renamed the colony the Province of New York, after the king's brother James, Duke of York and on June 12, 1665, appointed Thomas Willett the first of the Mayors of New York. The city grew northward and remained the largest and most important city in the Province of New York, becoming the third largest in the British Empire after London and Philadelphia. The Dutch regained the colony briefly in 1673, then finally lost it permanently to the English in 1674 after the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Leisler's Rebellion, an uprising in which
Mayor of Derry I. In 1613, this post was replaced with that of governor, or mayor, with John Rowley being the first to serve. The City charter of 1665 which provided: During much of its history, it has been held by unionists (largely due to the practice of gerrymandering), but in recent years, the majority of mayors have been Irish nationalists, reflecting the majority of the city's population. From 1921 until 1969, the Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland. Mayor of Derry The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council is an honorary position bestowed