Gabriel Minvielle
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| Gabriel Minvielle | |
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| 15th Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1684–1685 |
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| Preceded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Bayard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 1702 |
Gabriel Minvielle was a prominent Huguenot who settled in New York in 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, serving 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.
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