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Cuyler
Cuyler is a surname that has several origins, such as Dutch for "victory of the people" or Gaelic for "chapel". Kyler is an alternate spelling. People with the surname * Abraham Cuyler (1742–1810), American businessman and mayor of Albany * Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet (1867–1919), English cricketer and British Army officer * Cornelis Cuyler (1697–1765), American politician and mayor of Albany * Cornelius Cuyler (1740–1819), American soldier and British Army officer * Jacob Glen Cuyler (1773–1854), South African magistrate * Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler (1768–1839), American attorney and judge * Johannes Cuyler (1661–1740), American merchant and mayor of Albany * Kiki Cuyler (1898–1950), American baseball player * May Cuyler (1871–1958), American socialite * Milt Cuyler (b. 1968), American baseball player * Richard M. Cuyler (1900–1980), founder of South Kent School * Theodore L. Cuyler (1822–1909), Presbyterian minister * Thomas DeWitt Cuyler (1854–192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Cuyler
Hazen Shirley Cuyler (; August 30, 1898 – February 11, 1950), nicknamed Kiki, was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1921 until 1938. Cuyler led the National League (NL) in stolen bases four times, runs scored two times and had a batting average of over .350 on four occasions. His 26 triples in 1925 were the second most triples in any season after 1900. He compiled over 200 hits in three separate seasons and won the World Series in 1925 with the Pirates. A career .321 hitter, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968 by the Veterans Committee. Corcoran, Dennis, pp. 91 Early life Cuyler was born in Harrisville, Michigan, on August 30, 1898, to George and Anna Cuyler. George and Anna were born in Canada, where George played semi-professional baseball. His ancestors relocated there at the start of the Revolutionary War, Wald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Cuyler
Cornelis Cuyler or Cornelius Cuyler (baptized February 14, 1697 – March 14, 1765) was a prominent American of Dutch ancestry who served as the Mayor of Albany, New York, from 1742 to 1746. Early life and family Cuyler was born in 1697 and baptized in the New York City Dutch Church in the then Province of New York of British America. He was the oldest surviving son of twelve children born to Albany Mayor Johannes Cuyler (1661–1740) and Elsje ( née Ten Broeck) Cuyler (d. 1752). His father was an admitted freeman of New York City and served for 22 years as a Commissioner of Indian Affairs. His siblings included Anna Cuyler (who married Anthony Van Schaick), Christina Cuyler, Hendrick Cuyler (who died unmarried), Sara Cuyler (who married Mayor Johannes Hansen), Elsie Cuyler (who married Hendrick Johannes Rosenboom), Johannes Cuyler (who married Catherine Glen, daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen), Maria Cuyler (who married Cornelius Cuyler Ten Broeck, son of Wessel Ten Broeck), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Cuyler
Johannes Cuyler (1661 – July 20, 1740) was a prominent American merchant of Dutch ancestry who served as the Mayor of Albany, New York, from 1725 to 1726. Early life and family Cuyler was born in 1661 in New Amsterdam in the Province of New Netherland, which in 1664 became the Province of New York. He was the eldest son of Hendrick Cuyler (1637–1690), and Annatje (née Schepmoes) Cuyler (1642–1703). His father was a tailor who was born in the Netherlands, came to America, and went to Albany in 1664 after the expansion of British America. His siblings included Abraham Cuyler (d. 1747), who married Caatje Bleecker (1670–1734), Maria Cuyler (d. 1724), who married New York Mayor John Cruger (1678–1744), Sarah Hendrickse Cuyler (1666–1742), who married Albany Mayor Pieter Van Brugh (1666–1740) (the son of Johannes Pieterse van Brugh), and Henry Cuyler (1677–1763), who married Maria Jacobs. His paternal grandparents, who stayed in the Netherlands, were Isebrant Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler (September 28, 1854 – November 2, 1922) was an American lawyer who served as director of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the chairman of the Association of Railway Executives. Early life Cuyler was born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1854. He was the son of attorney Theodore Cuyler (1819–1876) and Mary Elizabeth ( DeWitt) Cuyler (1829–1892). He was named for his maternal grandfather, Rev. Thomas DeWitt Jr., who was the pastor of the Collegiate Dutch Church in New York City for forty years. His younger brother, Cornelius C. Cuyler, a Princeton graduate and banker, was named for their paternal grandfather, Cornelius C. Cuyler, and his sister, Eleanor DeGraff Cuyler, was named for their paternal grandmother, Eleanor ( DeGraff) Cuyler. His maternal great-grandparents were Thomas DeWitt and Elsie ( Hasbrouck) DeWitt, a member of the prominent Hasbrouck family. Thomas DeWitt Sr.'s sister, Mary, married James Clinton and had New York Governor DeWitt Clinton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler (June 4, 1768 – May 7, 1839) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia. Early life Cuyler was born on June 4, 1768, in New York City, Province of New York, British America. He was the sixth child of Jeanne ( Latouche) Cuyler and Telamon Cuyler (1732–1772), a prominent merchant and trader. When he was just five months old, his family moved to Savannah, Georgia, where his father died of dropsy in September 1772. When his mother, a friend of the Marquis de Lafayette, returned to New York (where she died in 1799), he remained in Savannah. His paternal grandparents were prominent merchant Henry Cuyler (son of Hendrick Cuyler) and Maria ( Jacobs) Cuyler (daughter of Hendrick Jacobson). His maternal grandparents were Jeanne ( Soumain) Latouche (a daughter of goldsmith Simeon Soumaine) and Jérémie Latouche, who was born in Bristol, England and moved to New York with his parents. Career Cuyler re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Cuyler
Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (April 11, 1742 – February 5, 1810) was a businessman and the last mayor of colonial Albany, New York, the third generation in a row to serve in that office. Early life Abraham was born in 1742 to Mayor Cornelis Cuyler (1697-1765) and Catalyntie Schuyler (1704-1758). His father was a fur trader and merchant who represented Albany's interests in Mohawk Country and Canada. Cornelius was an alderman and an active member of the Indian Affairs Commission and also served as Mayor of Albany from 1742 until 1746. His older brother was Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Baronet (1740–1819). Abraham's paternal grandparents were Albany Mayor Johannes Cuyler (1661–1747) and Elsie Ten Broeck. He was also the great-grandson of Philip Pieterse Schuyler (1628–1683) and the great-grandson of Albany Mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717). The Cuyler family is descended from Hendrick Cuyler (1637–1690) who settled in New Amsterdam during the 1650s, and was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Glen Cuyler
Jacob Glen Cuyler (1773-April 14, 1854) was an American of Dutch origin who was an important character in the settlement of the British 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Early life Jacob Glen Cuyler was born in 1773 to Abraham Cuyler, the son of Cornelius Cuyler and Catalynyje Schuyler, and Jannetje Glen (the sister of Henry Glen) in Albany, New York, USA. Jacob's father was the last British-appointed mayor of Albany. Abraham Cuyler remained loyal to the crown, but was banished from New York by the revolutionaries, and lost all of his substantial land holdings in Albany. At the start of the American War of Independence, Jacob Glen Cuyler's father was incarcerated and the family went from exile in New York City to Canada where Abraham Cuyler died in 1810. In 1789, Jacob was among several family members compensated for their American losses by the British with land in Canada. Abraham Cuyler was able to purchase commissions as officiers for his sons in the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Cuyler
General Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Baronet (31 October 1740 – 8 March 1819) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth. Early life Cuyler was born in Albany, New York on 31 October 1740, the son of Cornelis Cuyler and Catalyntie Schuyler, she a descendant of the Schuyler family. Among his siblings was prominent American loyalist, Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742–1810), who married Jannetje "Janet" Glen, sister of Henry Glen (1739–1814). His father was the oldest surviving son of twelve children born to his grandfather, Albany Mayor Johannes Cuyler (1661–1740), and grandmother, Elsje (née Ten Broeck) Cuyler (d. 1752). His grandfather was an admitted freeman of New York City and served for 22 years as a Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Military career Cuyler was commissioned as an ensign into the 55th Regiment of Foot in May 1759 during the French and Indian War. He took part in the Battle of Ticonderoga in July 1759 and the Battle of the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuyler, New York
Cuyler is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 908 at the 2020 census. The town is in the northeastern corner of Cortland County and is northeast of the city of Cortland, New York, Cortland. History Cuyler was in the former Central New York Military Tract. The area was first settled ''circa'' 1794. The town was formed from part of the town of Truxton, New York, Truxton in 1858. In 1865, the population of the town was 1,447. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. The northern town line is the border of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, and the eastern town boundary is the border of Madison County, New York, Madison and Chenango County, New York, Chenango counties. The East Branch of the Tioughnioga River flows southwest through the town. The entire town is within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet
Sir Charles Cuyler, 4th Baronet, (15 August 1867 – 1 October 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Sir Charles Cuyler, he was born in August 1867 at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire and was educated at Clifton College. His father passed away during his final year at Clifton, with Cuyler succeeding him as the 4th Baronet of the Cuyler baronets in August 1885. From Clifton he went up to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst where he graduated into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in September 1887. He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1890, with promotion to captain coming in January 1895. Cuyler also played first-class cricket in 1895 for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Dublin against Dublin University. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in both MCC innings' without scoring by Ernest Ensor and Robert Gwynn respectively. He became an instructor at Sandhurst in August 1897, a post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milt Cuyler
Milton Cuyler, Jr. (born October 7, 1968) is a former major league outfielder drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the amateur draft. He finished third behind Juan Guzman and winner Chuck Knoblauch for the American League Rookie of the Year award. Early life Cuyler graduated from Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round, 46th overall, of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Also a standout football player, Cuyler had signed a letter of intent to play college football at Florida State, where he would've joined Deion Sanders as the top incoming defensive backs. He opted to play baseball full time when the Tigers offered a $75,000 signing bonus, although FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews left open the opportunity to return to football. Cuyler was considered among the Tigers best prospects for four consecutive years by '' Baseball America'', ranking 5th in 1988, 4th in 1989, 5th in 1990, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Cuyler
Mary Carolyn Campbell McCreery (née Cuyler, formerly Lady Grey-Egerton) (23 December 1871 – 25 November 1958) was an American socialite. Early life May was born on 23 December 1871 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a daughter of Alice (née Holden) Cuyler and Maj. James Wayne Cuyler (1841–1883) of Baltimore, Maryland. Her father, a West Point graduate and engineer, fought for the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War. Her paternal grandparents were physician and Bvt. Brig.-Gen. John Meck Cuyler (son of Judge Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler) and Mary Campbell (née Wayne) Cuyler (a daughter of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States James Moore Wayne). A first cousin of her grandfather was U.S. Representative Rudolph Bunner. Her maternal grandparents were Wisconsin State Assemblyman and avid abolitionist Edward Dwight Holton and Lucinda Caroline ( Millard) Holton (a second cousin of Millard Fillmore). Her aunt, Mary Holton, married Robertson James, the youngest bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
