Pieter Schuyler

Pieter Schuyler
Painting of Schuyler from between 1710 and 1718
Governor of the Province of New York Acting
In office 6 May – 9 May 1709
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	Lord Lovelace
Succeeded by	Richard Ingoldesby
In office 25 May – 1 June 1709
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	Richard Ingoldesby
Succeeded by	Richard Ingoldesby
In office 21 July 1719 – 17 September 1720
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	Robert Hunter
Succeeded by	William Burnet
1st Mayor of Albany, New York
In office 22 July 1686 – 13 October 1694
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Johannes Abeel
Personal details
Born	(1657-09-17)17 September 1657 Beverwijck, New Netherlands
Died	19 February 1724(1724-02-19) (aged 66) Albany, Province of New York
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands
Spouse(s)	Engeltie Van Schaick Maria Van Rensselaer
Children	8
Parent(s)	Philip Pieterse Schuyler Margarita Van Slichtenhorst
Relatives	See Schuyler family

Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions – twice for brief periods in 1709, after the death of Lord Lovelace, and also from 1719 to 1720, after Robert Hunter left office.