Matthias Nicoll | |
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6th Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1672–1673 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Delavall |
Succeeded by | John Lawrence |
Personal details | |
Born | 1630 Islip, Northamptonshire, England |
Died | 1687 (aged 56–57) Islip, New York |
Matthias Nicoll (1630 – December 22, 1687), a.k.a. Nicolls, was the sixth mayor of New York City from 1672 to 1673. He is the patriarch of the Nicoll family, which settled and owned much of Long Island, New York. Numerous place names on the island now bear the Nicoll name.