David Mathews
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David Mathews was an American born British lawyer and politician from New York City. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War and was the 44th and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783.
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David Mathews was an American born British lawyer and politician from New York City. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War and was the 44th and last Colonial Mayor of New York City from 1776 until 1783. As New York City was the center of British control of the Colonies during the war, he was one of the highest ranking civilian authorities in the Colonies during this period. He was accused of supporting a plan led by Thomas Hickey to kill the Revolutionary General George Washington. He resettled in Nova Scotia after the war, and became a leading political figure in the Cape Breton colony that was created in 1786.
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