The royal governor of New York Henry Sloughter with the murderous name was responsible for hanging Jacob Leisler in 1691.
Leisler was a New York City wine merchant who led a rebellion against royal rule in 1689.
As acting governor, Leisler set up an assembly and reformed tax laws until the new governor, Sloughter, stopped him.
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