Wilhelmus Beekman | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of New York City Acting | |
| In office 1682–1683 | |
| Governor | Anthony Brockholls |
| Preceded by | William Dyre |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
| Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1681–1683 | |
| Governor | Anthony Brockholls |
| Governor of the Colony of Swedes | |
| In office 1658–1663 | |
| Preceded by | Johan Risingh |
| Succeeded by | William Penn, became the Province of Pennsylvania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman April 28, 1623 Hasselt, Overijssel, Dutch Republic |
| Died | September 21, 1707 (aged 84) Rhinebeck, Province of New York |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Catalina de Boogh |
| Children | 9, including Gerardus |
| Parent(s) | Hendrick Beekman Mary Baudartius |
| Relatives | Willem Baudartius (grandfather) Rev. Gerardus Beekman (grandfather) Henry Beekman (grandson) |
| Profession | Politician |
Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) – also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) – was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands in the same vessel (the ship Princess, on May 27, 1647) with Director-General and later Governor Peter Stuyvesant.
Beekman soon became Treasurer of the Dutch West India Company, beginning a long life in public service that included being Mayor of New York City,[1][2] Governor of Delaware (1653–1664), and Governor of Pennsylvania (1658–1663).[3][4]
He is the progenitor of the Beekman family in America.[5]
- ^ Acrelius, Israel; Collin, Nicholas (1841). "New Sweden, or The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware". Collections of the New York Historical Society. 2. 1: 421.
- ^ Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler (1909). History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 2. New York: Macmillan Company. pp. 247, 269.
- ^ Bernstorf, Mrs. Philip W. (2003). Directory of the Hereditary Order of Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 24.
- ^ Charles, Michael Harrison (2006). List of the Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 30.
- ^ Aitken 1912, p. 3.