Research topic: Cadwallader Colden

Cadwallader Colden , 1688-1776, colonial scholar and political leader of New York, b. Ireland, of Scottish parents. After studying medicine in London, Colden arrived (1710) in Philadelphia to practice. He moved (1718) to New York, where he was appointed (1720) surveyor general. He was named (1721) to the governor's council and became increasingly influential during the administration of George Clinton (1686-1761), the colonial governor. After 1761 he was lieutenant governor of New York. Colden was also one of the most learned men in the colonies. He wrote his own critique of Newton, The... Read more