Philip Schuyler

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Philip Schuyler was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New York statesman who played a key role in organizing and leading early Continental Army operations in the northern colonies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War general
United States senator
human
member of the Continental Congress
planter
politician
slave owner
appointedBy Continental Congress
burialPlace Albany Rural Cemetery
child Angelica Schuyler Church
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1733-11-20
dateOfDeath 1804-11-18
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Schuyler
father John Schuyler Jr.
givenName Philip
languageSpoken Dutch
English
memberOf Federalist Party
militaryBranch Continental Army
militaryRank major general
militaryUnit Northern Department of the Continental Army
mother Cornelia Van Cortlandt
nativeLanguage English
notableFor leadership in early Continental Army operations in the northern colonies
role in New York state politics after the American Revolution
notableWork organization of the Northern Department of the Continental Army
occupation landowner
merchant
surveyor
owned Schuyler Mansion
participatedIn Saratoga campaign (planning and early stages)
placeOfBirth Albany, Province of New York
placeOfDeath Albany, New York
positionHeld Major General in the Continental Army
Member of the Continental Congress
Member of the New York State Senate
United States Senator from New York
religion Dutch Reformed Church
residence Albany, New York
Schuyler Mansion, Albany, New York
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Van Rensselaer


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