Thomas Dongan (1634 – 1715), Second Earl of Limerick, was Royal Governor of the Province of New York 1683 – 1687. His significance to the province and to the structure of the United States is described in the inscription in the base:

One of the greatest constructive statesmen ever sent to any English colony. The assembly which he created passed an act known as “The Charter of Liberties and Privileges” which assumed the sovereignty of the people and proclaimed religious liberty, the right of suffrage, trial by jury and no taxation without the consent of the assembly. Dongan’s charter was the Magna Charta of American constitutional liberty. Many of its principles are embedded in the structure of our federal government.

TITLE: Dongan Statue
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001734
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Dongan Park, Dongan Place at Mill Street, City of Poughkeepsie

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