Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler | |
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 Portrait of Schuyler, byGilbert Stuart,1807 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's5thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas P. Grosvenor |
| Succeeded by | James Strong |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly | |
| In office July 1, 1797 – June 30, 1799 | |
| Constituency | Dutchess County(1797–98) Albany County(1798–99) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1768 Albany,Province of New York,British America |
| Died | February 21, 1835(aged 67) New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Resting place | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery,Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Rutsen Mary Anna Sawyer |
| Children | 4 (first wife) 3 (2nd wife) |
| Parent(s) | Philip Schuyler Catherine Van Rensselaer |
| Relatives | SeeSchuyler family |
| Profession | Farm and estate owner and manager |
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler(January 21, 1768 – February 21, 1835) was an American politician fromNew York.His siblings includedAngelica Schuyler,Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton,andMargarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer.
Life
[edit]He was the son ofRevolutionary WarGeneralPhilip Schuyler(1733–1804) andCatherine Van Rensselaer(1734–1803).[1]TheSchuyler familywere intermarried with other prominent New York families, including theVan CortlandtsandLivingstons,and his relatives included uncleJeremiah Van Rensselaer.Alexander Hamilton,John Barker Church,andStephen Van Rensselaerwere all his brothers-in-law. He received his education through private tutors.
Career
[edit]Schuyler came toRhinebeckin 1796 and in 1800 erected a mansion he called "The Grove".[2] From there he managed farms and estates throughout upstate New York which were owned by his and his wife's families. Schuyler served in theNew York Militiaand attained the rank ofmajorbefore resigning in 1799. He returned to service with theWar of 1812,during which he held the rank of colonel.
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly,serving in the21st New York State Legislature,representingDutchess County,and in the22nd New York State Legislature,representingAlbany County.He was elected as aFederalistto the15th United States Congress,holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.[3]
Personal life
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Schuyler married Sarah Rutsen (1770–1803), daughter of John Rutsen (1743–1771) and a descendant ofWilhelmus Beekman,and inheritor of a large portion of theBeekman Patent,which encompassed much of what is nowDutchess County.Together, they had:
- Philip P. Schuyler (1789–1875), who married Rosanna Livingston
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1792–1859), who married Catherine Morris
- Catherine Schuyler (1793–1875), who married Samuel Jones (1770–1853)
- John Rutsen Schuyler (1796–1875)
- Robert Schuyler(1798–1855), who married Lucinda Wood (1807–1882), an 1817 graduate ofHarvardand railroad speculator/embezzler.
After his first wife died, he married Mary Anna Sawyer (1786–1852) ofNewburyport, Massachusetts.She was a daughter of Micajah Sawyer (1737–1817), a founding member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences[4]and Sibyl Farnham (1747–1842).[5]Together, they had:
- William Schuyler (1807–1829)
- Sybil Schuyler (1809–1813)
- George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890), who married Eliza Hamilton (1811–1863), daughter ofJames Hamilton.After her death, he married Eliza's sister, Mary Morris Hamilton (1815–1877)[6][7][8]
He died oftuberculosis,and was buried atNew York Marble Cemetery.His remains were later moved to thePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
His home, an estate he calledThe Grove,was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1987.
Descendants
[edit]Through his youngest son George, he was the grandfather of GeneralPhilip Schuyler(1836–1906).[9]Schuyler was a prominent society figure who was featured inWard McAllister's famousThe Four Hundred.[10]
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^Although both father and son had a middle name beginning with the initial "J.", the father (Philip John Schuyler) was always known as "Philip Schuyler"; and the son as "Philip J. Schuyler".
- ^Morse, Howard Holdridge.Historical Old Rhinebeck, Echoes of Two Centuries,Rhinebeck. 1908, p. 397
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"SCHUYLER, Philip Jeremiah - Biographical Information".bioguide.congress.gov.RetrievedOctober 21,2016.
- ^"Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences".amacad.org.American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon June 17, 2018.RetrievedOctober 21,2016.
- ^Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620–1988
- ^Americana Society, ed.The American Historical Magazine, Vol. 1New York: The Publishing Society of New York, 1906[1]
- ^Hamilton, James Alexander.Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton: or, Men and events, at home and abroad, during three quarters of a centuryNew York: C. Scribner & co., 1869[2]
- ^Reynolds, Cuyler.Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, Volume 3pp. 1,381–1,385 Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914[3]
- ^"GEN. SCHUYLER, VETERAN, SPORTING AND CLUBMAN; Earned Brigadier General's Stars in Civil War. NEWS PROSTRATES HIS WIFE He Had Just Returned From Grouse Shooting in Scotland When He Was Killed".The New York Times.November 30, 1906.RetrievedAugust 21,2017.
- ^McAllister, Ward (February 16, 1892)."THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE"(PDF).The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 26,2017.
- Sources
- United States Congress."Philip J. Schuyler (id: S000153)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1768 births
- 1835 deaths
- 18th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- American militia officers
- American politicians of Dutch descent
- Burials at New York Marble Cemetery
- Burials at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Military personnel from Albany, New York
- People from New York (state) in the War of 1812
- People from Rhinebeck, New York
- Politicians from Albany, New York
- Schuyler family
- Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state)
- Van Rensselaer family
- Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves