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Gabriel Minvielle | |
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15th Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1684–1685 | |
Preceded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Bayard |
Personal details | |
Born | Bordeaux,France |
Died | 1702 New York |
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 in the creation of the Huguenot settlement of New Rochelle,New York in 1688.