Ebenezer Wilson Explained

Ebenezer Wilson
Order:29th Mayor of New York City
Term Start:1707
Term End:1710
Predecessor:William Peartree
Successor:Jacobus Van Cortlandt

Ebenezer Wilson was a merchant and the 29th Mayor of New York City from 1707 to 1709.[1] He had originally served as Sheriff of New York from June 1702 to March 1707. He was elected to a two-year mayoral term on 10 October 1707.[2] Under Wilson's administration, Water Street was extended from Old Slip to John Street and Broadway was paved from Trinity Church to Bowling Green.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise) . History of the city of New York. . 2005.
  2. Hershkowitz . Leo . 1966 . Wills of Early New York Jews (1704–1740) . American Jewish Historical Quarterly . 55 . 3 . 319–363 . 23875622 . 0002-9068.