John Cruger Junior
John Cruger Jr. (born July 18, 1710 in New York City , † December 27, 1791 there ) was Mayor of New York City between 1757 and 1766.
Life
John Cruger Jr. was the son of John Cruger Sr. , who was also Mayor of New York City between 1739 and 1744. The younger Cruger was a trader and politician in his hometown of New York. There he was also a member of the city council. In 1756 he was appointed the city's new mayor. He held this office until 1766. The final years of his tenure were overshadowed by conflicts between the colonists and the British government. The main focus was on taxation, which was perceived as unjust, and laws such as B. the Stamp Act . In 1765 Cruger was a delegate to the so-called Stamp Act Congress , which officially opposed and protested against the tax policy of London. In 1768 Cruger helped found the New York Chamber of Commerce, of which he was the first president. Between 1769 and 1775 Cruger was a member and last chairman of the colonial parliament of the province of New York . At first he also supported the First Continental Congress . But then his demands went too far for him, and he voted against the adoption of the resolutions passed there, which earned him the distrust of the Americans. John Cruger lived to see the end of British colonial rule in New York and the establishment of the United States of America . He died on December 27, 1791.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Edward Holland |
Mayor of New York City 1757–1766 |
Whitehead Hicks |
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| SURNAME | Cruger, John Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cruger, John Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of New York City |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1791 |
| Place of death | New York City |