Peter Delanoy, who served from 1689 to 1691, was the first and only directly elected

Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public proper ...

pp.99-100 until 1834. Appointed mayors resumed in the wake 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 ...

. He was succeeded by former Mayor John Lawrence.

The Revolution of 1688-89

In 1688,

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and VII of Scotland was overthrown, and this precipitated a revolution in the colonies known as Leisler's Rebellion. Delanoy, one of Leisler's friends and ally, was elected Mayor of New York. On September 29, 1689, by order of the committee of safety, the people had come together in their wards, and for the first time they had elected their aldermen and councilmen, and also for the very first time, they had elected their mayor, and Delanoy was their choice. Also elected were Johannes Johnson as sheriff, and Abraham Gouverneur as clerk. On October 14, Delanoy was proclaimed mayor by Governor

Jacob Leisler Jacob Leisler ( – May 16, 1691) was a German-born colonist who served as a politician in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam (later New York City) in the fur trade and tobacco business. In what became known as Leisler' ...

, and on the same day he took the oath of office, together with the Common Council, in the city hall at Coenties Slip.

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