Jacobus Van Cortlandt

Jacobus van Cortlandt
30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City
In office
1719–1720
Preceded byJohn Johnstone
Succeeded byRobert Walters
In office
1710–1711
Preceded byEbenezer Wilson
Succeeded byCaleb Heathcote
Personal details
Born1658 (1658)
New Amsterdam, New Netherland
Died1739 (aged 80–81)
Bergen, Province of New Jersey, British America
Spouse
Eva de Vries
(before 1739)
RelationsSee Van Cortlandt family

Jacobus van Cortlandt (1658–1739) was a wealthy New Amsterdam-born American merchant, slave owner, and politician who served as the 30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.