William Merritt (mayor) explained

William Merritt
Order:	22nd Mayor of New York City
Term Start:	1695
Term End:	1698
Predecessor:	Charles Lodwik
Successor:	Johannes de Peyster
Death Date:	1708

William Merritt (died 1708)^[1] was the 22nd Mayor of New York City. He served from 1695 to 1698.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=n6Ku20Sh5vwC&dq=william+merritt+mayor&pg=PA54 Caliendo, Ralph. New York City Mayors, Part 1, p. 54 Xlibris, 2010.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=n6Ku20Sh5vwC&dq=william+merritt+mayor&pg=PA54 Caliendo, Ralph. New York City Mayors, Part 1, p. 54 Xlibris, 2010.
3. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/features/greenbook_mayors.shtml The Green Book - Mayors of the City of New York