Jacobus van Cortlandt | |
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30th and 33rd Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1719–1720 | |
Preceded by | John Johnstone |
Succeeded by | Robert Walters |
In office 1710–1711 | |
Preceded by | Ebenezer Wilson |
Succeeded by | Caleb Heathcote |
Personal details | |
Born | 1658 New Amsterdam, New Netherland |
Died | 1739 (aged 80–81) Bergen, Province of New Jersey, British America |
Spouse |
Eva de Vries (before 1739) |
Relations | See 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.