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About John Cruger
John Cruger was an immigrant to colonial New York with an uncertain place of birth, but his family was originally Danish. In New York from at least 1696, he became a prosperous merchant and established a successful family. He served as an alderman for twenty-two years and as 39th Mayor of New York City from 1739 until his death in 1744.
Everything about John Cruger →- Occupation
- politician, slave trader
- Position held
- Mayor of New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1678
- Died
- August 13, 1744