Peter Delanoy

Peter Delanoy
18th Mayor of New York City
In office
1689–1691
Preceded byStephanus Van Cortlandt
Succeeded byJohn Lawrence

Peter Delanoy, who served from 1689 to 1691, was the first and only directly elected Mayor of New York City[1] until 1834. Appointed mayors resumed in the wake of Leisler's Rebellion. He was succeeded by former Mayor John Lawrence.

  1. ^ Burrows, Edwin G. and Wallace, Mike (1999). Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-195-11634-8. pp.99-100