Jacob Rutsen Schuyler
Jacob Rutsen Schuyler (February 23, 1816 - February 4, 1887) founded Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, the largest firearms retail business in the United States in 1860.[1][2]
Biography[]
He was born on February 23, 1816, in Belleville, New Jersey, to Colonel (1778-1817) and Catharina Van Rensselaer (1781-1867). His paternal immigrant ancestor was Philip Pieterse Schuyler, who migrated from Amsterdam, Netherlands prior to 1650 to Fort Orange.[1]
He married Susan Haigh Edwards, a descendant of Jonathan Edwards.[1]
In 1854 he founded Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, a firearms retail business, with Marcellus Hartley (1827-1902) and (1832-1899). The company supplied military gear to the Union Army during the United States Civil War.[1]
When the city of Bayonne, New Jersey, was incorporated in 1869 he was selected to serve on the town council and he was first president of the . He resigned in 1871.[1]
He fell and hit his head which led to his death a week later on February 4, 1887, at his home in Bergen Point, New Jersey.[1] He was buried in Constable Hook Cemetery in Bayonne, New Jersey.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Jacob Rutsen Schuyler". New York Herald. February 5, 1887. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ Raymond Rast and Samantha L. Harper. "Schuyler, Hartley and Graham papers". Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- 1816 births
- 1877 deaths
- Schuyler family
- Van Rensselaer family