biography
pronunciation:
[skiyler]
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| lived:
| (1657–1724)
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| biography:
| American soldier and colonial official, born in Beverwyck (present-day Albany), New York, USA. A prosperous merchant, he became the first mayor of Albany (1686), and held several posts in the colonial government. He organized the defence of the frontier against French incursions. During 1710–11 he took five Iroquois chiefs to London to visit Queen Anne. |
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