Thomas Rudyard | |
|---|---|
| 1st Deputy Governor of East New Jersey | |
| In office 1682–1683 | |
| Governor | Robert Barclay |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Gawen Lawrie |
| 1st Secretary and Chief Register of East New Jersey | |
| In office 1682–1685 | |
| Governor | Robert Barclay |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | James Emott |
| Attorney General of New York | |
| In office 1684 – December 1685 | |
| Governor | Thomas Dongan |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | James Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c 1640 Rudyard, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 2 November 1692 St. Michael, Barbados |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Boscowen, Hannah Beaumont |
| Children | Anne Rudyard, Margaret Rudyard, Benjamin Rudyard, Bridget Rudyard, John Rudyard |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Thomas Rudyard (1640 – buried 2 November 1692) was a Quaker lawyer in London before moving to America and being appointed deputy governor of East Jersey and the first Attorney General of the English Province of New York, the predecessor position to the Attorney General of New York State and the successor position to an analogous office under the Dutch colonial government of New Netherlands.