Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (January 21, 1768 – February 21, 1835) was an American politician from

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. His siblings included

Angelica Schuyler Angelica Church (née Schuyler ; February 20, 1756 – March 6, 1814) was an American socialite. She was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, and a sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and sister-in-law of Alexand ...

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854), also called Eliza or Betsey, was an American socialite and philanthropist. Married to American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, she was a defender of his works and co- ...

, and Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer.

Life

He was the son of Revolutionary War General

Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alba ...

(1733–1804) and

Catherine Van Rensselaer Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler ;, also known as "Kitty", (November 10, 1734 – March 7, 1803) was a Colonial and post-Colonial American socialite and the matriarch of the prominent colonial Schuyler family as wife of Philip Schuyler. Early l ...

(1734–1803). The

Schuyler family The Schuyler family ( /ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: xœylər was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especiall ...

were intermarried with other prominent New York families, including the Van Cortlandts and Livingstons, and his relatives included uncle

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (August 27, 1738February 19, 1810), from the prominent Van Rensselaer family, was Lieutenant Governor of New York and a member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York in the 1st United Sta ...

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John Barker Church John Barker Church, John Carter, (October 30, 1748 – April 27, 1818) was an English born businessman and supplier of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He returned to England after the Revolutionary War and served in the Hous ...

, and

Stephen Van Rensselaer Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...

were all his brothers-in-law. He received his education through private tutors.

Career

Schuyler came to Rhinebeck in 1796 and in 1800 erected a mansion he called "The Grove". From there he managed farms and estates throughout upstate New York which were owned by his and his wife's families. Schuyler served in the

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and attained the rank of

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before resigning in 1799. He returned to service with the

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, during which he held the rank of colonel. He was a member of the

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, serving in the

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, representing

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, and in the

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, representing Albany County. He was elected as a

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to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.

Personal life

Schuyler married Sarah Rutsen (1770–1803), daughter of John Rutsen (1743–1771) and a descendant of

Wilhelmus Beekman Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) — also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) — was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands in the ...

, and inheritor of a large portion of the

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, which encompassed much of what is now

. Together, they had: * Philip P. Schuyler (1789–1875), who married Rosanna Livingston * Stephen Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1792–1859), who married Catherine Morris * Catherine Schuyler (1793–1875), who married Samuel Jones (1770–1853) * John Rutsen Schuyler (1796–1875) * Robert Schuyler (1798–1855), who married Lucinda Wood (1807–1882), an 1817 graduate of

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and railroad speculator/embezzler. After his first wife died, he married Mary Anna Sawyer (1786–1852) of

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. She was a daughter of Micajah Sawyer (1737–1817), a founding member of

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and Sibyl Farnham (1747–1842). Together, they had: * William Schuyler (1807–1829) * Sybil Schuyler (1809–1813) * George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890), who married Eliza Hamilton (1811–1863), daughter of James Hamilton. After her death, he married Eliza's sister, Mary Morris Hamilton (1815–1877)Reynolds, Cuyler. ''Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, Volume 3'' pp. 1,381–1,385 Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 191

/ref> He died of

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, and was buried at

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. His remains were later moved to the

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. His home, an estate he called '' The Grove'', was added to the

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in 1987.

Descendants

Through his youngest son George, he was the grandfather of General

(1836–1906). Schuyler was a prominent society figure who was featured in

Ward McAllister Samuel Ward McAllister (December 28, 1827 – January 31, 1895) was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of late 19th-century America. He was widely accepted as the authority as to which families could be classified as the cream o ...

's famous The Four Hundred.

References

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External links

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