Jacob Leisler
Leader of the Leisler Rebellion, de facto governor of New York (1640-1691) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 51
Jacob Leisler was a German-born politician and colonial administrator in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam in the North American fur trade and tobacco business.
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In what became known as Leisler's Rebellion following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he took control of the city, and ultimately the entire province, from appointees of deposed King James II, in the name of the Protestant accession of William III and Mary II.
