James De Lancey (loyalist)

James De Lancey
Col. James DeLancey
Member of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Town of Annapolis
In office
1786–1793
Preceded byStephen De Lancey
Succeeded byThomas Henry Barclay
Sheriff of Westchester County
In office
1769–1776
Personal details
BornSeptember 6, 1746
Westchester County, Province of New York, British America
DiedMay 2, 1804(1804-05-02) (aged 57)
Round Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse
Martha Tippett
(m. 1784)
RelationsStephen DeLancey (brother)
Alice De Lancey Izard (sister)
James DeLancey (uncle)
Oliver DeLancey (uncle)
Etienne DeLancey (grandfather)
Cadwallader Colden (grandfather)
Thomas Barclay (brother-in-law)
Children10
Parent(s)Peter DeLancey
Elizabeth Colden
OccupationSheriff, militia officer, farmer, politician

Colonel James De Lancey[a] (September 6, 1746 – May 2, 1804) was an American-born military officer and politician who led one of the best known and most feared of the loyalist units, De Lancey's Brigade, during the American Revolution. He was known as the "Commander of the Cowboys" by the loyalists and by the Patriots he was known as the "Outlaw of the Bronx".[1] He later became a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1786 to 1794.[2] He has become a controversial figure for unsuccessfully trying to use the courts to retrieve a slave he brought to Nova Scotia.


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  1. ^ p. 341
  2. ^ Moody, Barry M. (1983). "DeLancey, James". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.