Richard Ingoldesby

Richard Ingoldesby
10th colonial governor of New York
In office 1691–1692
Monarch	William III & Mary II
Preceded by	Henry Sloughter
Succeeded by	Benjamin Fletcher
Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
In office November 1702 – April 1710
Monarch	Anne
Governor	Viscount Cornbury, John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Vacant
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office November 1702 – April 1710
Monarch	Anne
Governor	Viscount Cornbury, John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace
Preceded by	John Nanfan
Succeeded by	Gerardus Beekman
Acting Governor of New Jersey and New York
In office May 1709 – April 1710
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace
Succeeded by	Robert Hunter
Personal details
Born	Unknown England
Died	1 March 1719 New York City
Profession	army officer and Lieutenant Governor
Religion	Church of England

Richard Ingoldsby or Ingoldesby (died 1 March 1719) was a British army officer and lieutenant governor of both New Jersey and New York. He became the acting governor for the two colonies from May 1709 to April 1710.

Ingoldesby served the Prince of Orange during the Glorious Revolution as a field officer. He played a role in the Irish campaign by besieging the Jacobite stronghold at Carrickfergus. Ingoldesby, in September 1690, became a captain of a company being sent to New York to restore the royal crown following Leisler's Rebellion. Ingoldesby did this by removing Jacob Leisler from his assumed position as lieutenant governor of New York, and forced Leisler to surrender New York City. Following a brief skirmish in March 1691, Leisler was tried and convicted for both murder and treason, and was hanged that May on orders from Governor Henry Sloughter. This provoked some distaste by the pro-Leislerian followers.

The New York Council proceeded to select Ingoldesby as the commander-in-chief of the colony until a successor for Sloughter, who died not long after the Leisler trial, could be appointed. However, Benjamin Fletcher received the position instead.

Fletcher was dispatched to a company in Albany, New York, but low payment and supplies prompted him to return to England in 1696 for seven years (instead of his one year furlough). Through political intrigue, he attempted to get promoted, and was acquainted with William Dockwra, one of several East Jersey proprietors. Ingoldesby was backed by Dockwra to become the first royal governor of New Jersey, but Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury became governor instead and Ingoldesby became the lieutenant. Cornbury refused to grant any power to Ingoldesby at all during his period of governorship. Instead, Ingoldesby became part of the New Jersey Provincial Council.

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