# William Cosby

> British military officer, governor of the province of New York

**Wikidata**: [Q8007142](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8007142)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cosby)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-cosby


## References

1. The Peerage
2. Source
3. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
4. SNAC
5. Find a Grave
6. Cosby, William (1690-1736), royal governor of New York and New Jersey