The article profiles Thomas Dongan, former governor of the British colony of New York. Dongan had served as a colonel in British regiments serving France before being appointed as governor. He faced turmoil due to protests over taxation but resolved problems by establishing a representative assembly and granting charters for New York and Albany, New York. An alliance between the Iroquois Indians and English forces hindered French colonization of America. Dongan negotiated with both the Iroquois and French forces, including Jacques René de Brisary, chief administrator of the New France colony. Despite the passage of the Treaty of Neutrality, Dongan armed the Iroquois to resist French forces. The consolidation of colonial governments ended Dongan's term as governor.