Pieter Schuyler
Pieter Schuyler | |
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Painting of Schuyler from between 1710 and 1718 | |
| Governor of the Province of New York Acting | |
| In office 6 May – 9 May 1709 | |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | Lord Lovelace |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ingoldesby |
| In office 25 May – 1 June 1709 | |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | Richard Ingoldesby |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ingoldesby |
| In office 21 July 1719 – 17 September 1720 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | Robert Hunter |
| Succeeded by | William Burnet |
| 1st Mayor of Albany, New York | |
| In office 22 July 1686 – 13 October 1694 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Abeel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1657 Beverwijck, New Netherlands |
| Died | 19 February 1724 (aged 66) Albany, Province of New York |
| Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands |
| Spouse(s) | Engeltie Van Schaick Maria Van Rensselaer |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Philip Pieterse Schuyler Margarita Van Slichtenhorst |
| Relatives | See Schuyler family |
Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions – twice for brief periods in 1709, after the death of Lord Lovelace, and also from 1719 to 1720, after Robert Hunter left office.