<page_title> List of colonial governors of New York </page_title> <section_title> Under British control (1664–1783) </section_title> <table> <cell> William Tryon (1729–1788) <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1771 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Tryon (1729–1788) <col_header> Governor </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1780 <col_header> Left office </col_header> </cell> </table>
William Tryon (1729 – 1788), served as the colonial Governor of New York under British from 1771 to 1780.