Isaac De Riemer (born about 1675, died February 23, 1730) was the 25th Mayor of
New York City
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from 1700 to 1701.
The son of Pieter De Riemer and Susanna de Forest (granddaughter of Huguenot settler
Jessé de Forest Jessé de Forest (1576 – October 22, 1624) was the leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots who fled Europe due to religious persecutions. They emigrated to the New World, where he planned to found New-Amsterdam, which is currently New York Ci ...
), he was baptized January 10, 1666 in New York City.
A prominent merchant and politician of Dutch descent, Isaac was appointed Mayor in 1700. He was a descendant of one of the oldest families of the city, and a nephew of the well-known
Cornelius Van Steenwyck, the former mayor.
He was also elected as Assistant Alderman of the West Ward in 1696, elevated to Alderman and Sheriff of the same ward and Treasurer of the city in 1699. He became a member of the Colonial Assembly in 1700. From 1702 to 1704, he was again Alderman of the West Ward, in addition to the Collector of the South Ward in 1706. In 1708, he was elected Constable, before finally becoming Alderman of the Out Ward from 1714 to 1717.
Prior to his political career, he was in the military, rising to the level of Captain. He is also known for giving an affidavit of his account of
Leisler's Rebellion
Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising to ...
on Feb 24, 1691.
De Reimer Avenue in
The Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
is named after him.
References
Mayors of New York City
1666 births
1729 deaths
American people of Dutch descent
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