Gabriel Minvielle
Gabriel Minvielle | |
|---|---|
| 15th Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1684–1685 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Bayard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1702 New York |
| Resting place | Trinity Church |
Gabriel Minvielle was a prominent Huguenot who settled in New York after emigrating from France in 1673. He engaged in foreign trade, especially with the West Indies, and prospered as a merchant and trader and also politically. He served as the 15th Mayor of New York City from 1684 until 1685.[1] Minvielle was later honored several times by appointment as a member of the Governor's Council.
Minvielle was integral to the creation of the Huguenot settlement in New Rochelle, New York in 1688.
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- ^ New York City Mayors Part I, page 39. Ralph J. Caliendo. January 2010. ISBN 978-1-4500-8815-2. Retrieved 23 May 2012.