Cornelius Van Steenwyk

Cornelius Van Steenwyk
4th Mayor of New York City
In office 1668–1671
Preceded by	Thomas Willett
Succeeded by	Thomas Delavall
Personal details
Born	March 16, 1626(1626-03-16) Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	November 21, 1684(1684-11-21) (aged 58) New York City[1]

Cornelius Steenwyck^[2] (born Cornelis Jacobsz Steenwijck; March 16, 1626 – November 21, 1684) served two terms as Mayor of New York City, the first from 1668 to 1672 (or 1670,^[3] and the second from 1682 to 1684 (or 1683^[3]).

He also briefly served as governor of the Dutch West India Company's paper claim over Acadia in 1676,^[4] although his only attempt to actually assert Dutch control over the territory was rebuffed at Fort Pentagouet by three war ships from Boston. The Dutch colonial claim over Acadia was surrendered in 1678 by the Treaties of Nijmegen.

An inventory of his estate ordered July 20, 1686 ran 14 pages^[2] and totaled ₤4,382 (New York pounds), while a list of his debts ran 16 pages, and totaled ₤1,588, showing that Cornelis Steenwyck was one of the richest men in New York of his time.^[2]

Steenwick Avenue in The Bronx is named after him.

References

Other spellings of his name include Cornelis Steenwijck,^[5] Cornelius Steenwyk,^[6] and Van Steenwyk^[7]

1. ^ Descendants of Meijndert Jacobsz at ancestry.com, created 27 Feb 2008
2. ^ ^{a b c} Inventory of estate of CORNELIUS STEENWYCK Long Island Wills and Death Notes, 1708-1728.
3. ^ ^{a b} Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W
4. ^ Capt. Francis Champernowne "The Dutch Conquest of Acadia" pg. 153
5. ^ New Netherland: A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-century America page 186
6. ^ Annals of Albany Convention on the State of the Province, page 175
7. ^ Bentley's Miscellany page 148

Persondata
Name	Steenwyk, Cornelius
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 16, 1626
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death	November 21, 1684
Place of death	New York City