Peter Gerard Stuyvesant
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant | |
|---|---|
| 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 (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) |
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.