The Huguenots were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term,which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader,the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues (1491–1532),was in common use by the mid-16th century. Huguenot was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast,the Protestant populations of eastern France,in Alsace,Moselle,and Montbéliard,were mainly Lutherans.
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County,New York,United States. It is a suburb of New York City,located approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Midtown Manhattan. In 2020,the city had a population of 79,726,making it the 7th-largest city and 22nd-most populous municipality in New York.
The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by Queen Catherine de' Medici,the mother of King Charles IX,the massacre started a few days after the marriage on 18 August of the king's sister Margaret to the Protestant King Henry III of Navarre. Many of the wealthiest and most prominent Huguenots had gathered in largely Catholic Paris to attend the wedding.
Sir John Houblon was an English merchant and banker who served as the first governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. He also served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1695.
Jacob Leisler was a German-born colonist who served as a politician in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam in the fur trade and tobacco business. In what became known as Leisler's Rebellion following the English Revolution of 1688,he took control of the city,and ultimately the entire province,from appointees of deposed King James II,in the name of the Protestant accession of William III and Mary II.
Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island. Prince's Bay is bordered to the north by Huguenot,to the south by the Raritan Bay,and to the west by Pleasant Plains. The neighborhood is represented in the New York State Senate by Andrew Lanza,in the New York State Assembly by Michael Reilly,and in the New York City Council by Joe Borelli.
Arden Heights is a name increasingly applied to the western part of Annadale,a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island,New York City,USA. The name "Arden Heights" is found on most maps of New York City,including Hagstrom's.
Louis Du Bois was a Huguenot colonist in New Netherland who,with two of his sons and nine other refugees,founded the town of New Paltz,New York. These Protestant refugees fled Catholic persecution in France,emigrating to the Rhenish Palatinate and then to New Netherland,where they settled in Wiltwyck and Nieuw Dorp (present-day Hurley,New York,settlements midway between New Amsterdam and Beverwyck before ultimately founding New Paltz.
John Lawrence (1618–1699) was Mayor of New York City from 1672 to 1674,and again in 1691.
Isaac De Riemer was the 25th Mayor of New York City from 1700 to 1701.
Dwight Clinton Jones is an American politician and pastor who served as the 79th Mayor of Richmond,Virginia. Jones took office on January 1,2009,was inaugurated for his second term on January 12,2013,and was succeeded by Levar Stoney on December 31,2016. Jones is a member of the Democratic Party,and was elected chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia on March 15,2014.
Gerard Bancker was an American surveyor and politician.
Staten Island Community Board 3 is a local government unit of the city of New York,encompassing the Staten Island neighborhoods of Annadale,Arden Heights,Bay Terrace,Charleston,Eltingville,Great Kills,Greenridge,Huguenot,Pleasant Plains,Prince's Bay,Richmond Valley,Rossville,Tottenville and Woodrow.
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County,New York,United States,in the southeastern portion of the state. The town was settled by Huguenots in 1688 who fled France following their failed rebellions. Many of the settlers were wealthy merchants,artisans and craftsmen from the city of La Rochelle,France,thus influencing the choice of the name of "New Rochelle".
Salvatore Joseph "Sal" Cassano served as the 32nd New York City Fire Commissioner from 2010 to 2014.
New Paltz is a village in Ulster County located in the U.S. state of New York. It is approximately 80 miles (130 km) north of New York City and 70 miles (110 km) south of Albany. The population was 7,324 at the 2020 census.
Johannes de Peyster Sr. was a Dutch merchant who immigrated to New Netherland some time before 1651. He was the patriarch of a long line of influential and wealthy family members,who,along with the Van Cortlands,Schuylers,Livingstons,and others,formed New York City’s social and political elite.
The Jacob Leisler Monument is a bronze sculpture created by American artist Solon Borglum and located in the city of New Rochelle,in Westchester County,New York. The monument was erected by the Huguenot Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution,and the Huguenot Association of New Rochelle to the memory of Jacob Leisler,17th-century advocate of the Huguenot settlers and said to be the first chief executive of the province of New York to draw his power directly from the people. The unveiling of the statue on June 24,1913,was the principal event in the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of New Rochelle. The monument,cast by the Roman Bronze Works,is the only existing statue of Leisler.
The Huguenot Yacht Club (HYC) is a private yacht club located on Neptune Island along New Rochelle Harbor in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County,New York. The club offers a number of boating activities,including yacht racing,frostbiting,one-design sail boat racing,and junior sailing.
James Graham was a Scottish born colonial American politician who served as the Speaker of the New York General Assembly.
