Abraham Cuyler

Abraham C. Cuyler
Born (1742-04-11)11 April 1742
Albany, New York
Died 5 February 1810(1810-02-05) (aged 67)
Montreal
Occupation Businessman
Years active 1770-1778
Known for Mayor of Albany

Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742- 1810) was a mayor of colonial Albany, New York and businessman.[1][2]

Cuyler was a mayor of Albany, New York from 1770 to 1778, he was also a businessman who made his money from importing metalware. In addition Cuyler was a captain of an Albany militia company, his mayoral administration ended in June 1776 when he was arrested during the American Revolution because of his sympathies to the British; Cuyler was exiled to Connecticut, and later imprisoned at Fishkill, New York. He escaped to the British.

Cuyler's property confiscated and condemned to death under the Act of Attainder in 1779, destitute, he sailed to England to seek relief, he was granted an annuity, he returned to New York. We was unsuccessful in recovering is assets in Albany and so he and his family moved to Montreal. Here he was appointed inspector of refugee loyalists in the Quebec City area.

Cuyler decided to form a settlement Cape Breton Island for some 3,000 loyalists then in Quebec in 1766. Together with David Mathews, a former mayor of New York City and attorney general of Cape Breton, he came into conflict with Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, lieutenant governor of Cape Breton over shortage of supplies on the island. This conflict caused him to move back to Montreal, where he spent his final years.

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References

  1. ↑ Morgan, R. J. (1983). "CUYLER, ABRAHAM CORNELIUS". In Francess G. Halpenny. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol 5. University of Toronto/Université Laval. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-8020-3398-7.
  2. ↑ Bielinski, Stefan (31 December 1999). "Abraham C. Cuyler". New York State Museum. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

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Civic offices
Preceded by
Volckert Petrus Douw		 Mayor of Albany
1770-1778 		Succeeded by
John Barclay
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