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John Cruger | |
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38th Mayor of New York City | |
In office October 1739 – August 1744 | |
Preceded by | Paul Richard |
Succeeded by | Stephen Bayard |
Personal details | |
Born | 1678 Germany |
Died | August 13, 1744 (aged 65–66) New York City, Province of New York, British America |
Spouse |
Maria Cuyler
(m. 1703; died 1724) |
Children | 7, including John Cruger Jr. |
John Cruger (1678/1680 – August 13, 1744)[1] was an immigrant to colonial New York with an uncertain place of birth, but his family was originally Danish. In New York from at least 1696, he became a prosperous merchant and established a successful family. He served as an alderman for twenty-two years and as 38th Mayor of New York City from 1739 until his death in 1744.[2]