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Peter Gerard Stuyvesant
American landowner and philanthropist (1778–1847) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (/ˈstaɪv.əs.ənt/; September 21, 1778 – August 16, 1847) was an American landowner, philanthropist and descendant of Peter Stuyvesant who was prominent in New York society in the 1600s.
Quick Facts President of the New-York Historical Society, Preceded by ...
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant | |
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President of the New-York Historical Society | |
In office 1836–1839 | |
Preceded by | Morgan Lewis |
Succeeded by | Peter Augustus Jay |
President of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York | |
In office 1835–1836 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck |
Personal details | |
Born | September 21, 1778 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 16, 1847(1847-08-16) (aged 68) Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
Spouses | Susannah Barclay
(m. 1803; died 1805)Helena Rutherfurd (after 1805) |
Relations | See Stuyvesant family Nicholas Fish (brother-in-law) Hamilton Fish (nephew) Pierre Van Cortlandt (uncle) Dirck Ten Broeck (brother-in-law) |
Children | Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant |
Parent(s) | Peter Stuyvesant Margaret Livingston |
Alma mater | Columbia College (1794) |
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