Jacob Leisler
Jacob Leisler (* 1640, † May 17, 1691 ) was a German -American colonist. From 1689 on, he led a rebellion in colonial New York. He took control of the colony until he was jailed and sentenced for treason and executed.
Life
Around 1640 he was probably in the village Bock home, now a district of Frankfurt am Main, was born. He emigrated in 1660 to the Dutch colony of New Netherland (now New York) from, married a rich widow, engaged in trade and brought it in a short time as a single asset. In 1664 the British took the Dutch dominion over from New York after a fleet Richard Nicolls ' had threatened the Dutch colony. Leisler was thus subject of the British crown.
The Glorious Revolution in England of 1688 divided the population of New York in two distinctly distinguishable groups. Small shopkeepers and farmers, sailors, poor sales representatives and craftsmen were generally against the patricians, rich fur traders, merchants, lawyers and officers of the crown adjusted. The first group was led by Leisler, while the second group their leader Peter Schuyler (1657-1724), Nicholas Bayard (approx. 1644-1707 ), Stephen van Cortlandt ( 1643-1700 ), William Nicolls ( 1657-1723 ), and had other representatives of the aristocratic families of the Hudson valley.
The Leislerianern is assumed a greater loyalty to the Protestant succession. When the news of the capture of Governor Andros was known in Massachusetts, she attended the May 31, 1689, the Fort James one, renamed it to Fort William and expressed their willingness to hold the fort until such time as a governor of the new rule was arrived. The Aristocrats were also on the side of the revolution, but preferred the continuation of the rule of James II to go to the risk of non- interim rulers reign of the way.
The Vice - Governor ( Lieutenant-Governor ) Francis Nicholson stabbed on June 24, to England in the lake. A militia of the plebeian party was formed and appointed Leisler to their boss. In December, he made himself the vice-governor by virtue of the authority of a letter from the home government to Nicholson, called a council and took over the government of the entire province of New York in order to ensure the peace and the implementation of the laws of His Majesty in this province.
He invited to the first between colonial congress in New York on May 1, 1690, who had a concerted action against the French and Indians on the agenda. Colonel Henry Sloughter was on September 3, 1689, Acting Governor actual, New York reached but only on 19 March 1691st In the meantime landed at January 28, 1691 Major Richard Ingoldsby and two companies of soldiers and demanded the surrender of the fort Leisler refused to capitulate. It followed an attack on 17 March, during which two soldiers died and many were wounded.
As Sloughter two days later arrived in New York to Leisler hurried over to the fort and the trappings of power to him. Leisler and his son Jacob Milbourne were charged with treason because of their disobedience to Major Richard Ingoldsby, convicted and executed on May 17. With regard to the facts and the importance of the short reign of Leisler in New York, there has been much controversy among historians.