Philip Schuyler

Philip Schuyler
Portrait by Jacob H. Lazarus after a miniature by John Trumbull
United States Senator from New York
In office March 4, 1797 – January 3, 1798
Preceded by	Aaron Burr
Succeeded by	John Sloss Hobart
In office July 16, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Aaron Burr
1st Surveyor General of New York
In office March 30, 1781 – May 13, 1784
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Simeon De Witt
Personal details
Born	Philip Schuyler (1733-11-20)November 20, 1733 Albany, Province of New York, British America
Died	November 18, 1804(1804-11-18) (aged 70) Albany, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery[1]
Political party	Pro-Administration, Federalist
Spouse	Catherine Van Rensselaer ​ ​ (m. 1755; died 1803)​
Children	Angelica Elizabeth Peggy John Philip Rensselaer Cornelia Catherine
Parent(s)	Johannes Schuyler, Jr. Cornelia van Cortlandt
Relatives	See Schuyler family
Profession	Soldier, Statesman
Military service
Allegiance	Province of New York United States
Branch/service	New York Provincial Troops New York Colonial Militia Continental Army
Rank	Captain (NY) Colonel (NY) Major general (USA)
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga

Philip John Schuyler (/ˈskaɪlər/; November 20, 1733 - November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York.^[2] He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler.

Born in Albany, Province of New York, into the prosperous Schuyler family, Schuyler fought in the French and Indian War. He won election to the New York General Assembly in 1768 and to the Continental Congress in 1775. He planned the Continental Army's 1775 Invasion of Quebec, but poor health forced him to delegate command of the invasion to Richard Montgomery. He prepared the Continental Army's defense of the 1777 Saratoga campaign, but was replaced by Major General Horatio Gates as the commander of Continental forces in the theater. Schuyler resigned from the Continental Army in 1779.

Schuyler served in the New York State Senate for most of the 1780s and supported the ratification of the United States Constitution. He represented New York in the 1st United States Congress but lost his state's 1791 Senate election to Aaron Burr. After a period in the state senate, he won election to the United States Senate again in 1797, affiliating with the Federalist Party. He resigned due to poor health the following year. He was the father of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and the father-in-law of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.