<Tr> <Td> Walter Barefoote (acting) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> June 1685 </Td> <Td> May 25, 1686 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Source unless otherwise cited: Fry, p. 523 </Td> </Tr> <P> From 1686 to 1689 the province was joined into the Dominion of New England . After the dominion collapsed in April 1689, the New Hampshire communities were left without government . Although they briefly established a government in January 1690, they petitioned Massachusetts for protection, and Massachusetts Governor Simon Bradstreet de facto governed the colony from March 1690 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Governor </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph Dudley (as President of the Council of New England) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 25, 1686 </Td> <Td> December 20, 1686 </Td> <Td> William Stoughton (as Deputy President) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Edmund Andros </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> December 20, 1686 </Td> <Td> April 18, 1689 </Td> <Td> Francis Nicholson (appointed April 1688) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon Bradstreet (as de facto governor) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> March 19, 1690 </Td> <Td> 1692 </Td> <Td> Thomas Danforth </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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