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bany. from which lie rose to the rank of colonel. the highest grade conceded to a native of New York. He also received during the same year the office of judge of the court of over and tenniner, and in October. 1685, was made a justice of the peace. On 22 July, 1088, Albany was incorporated as a city, and Peter Schuyler became its first mayor. He was also chairman of the board of commissioners for Indian affairs, and knew how to deal with the savages better than any man of his time. During the difficulties between the French and English on the northern boundary he con- ducted all negotiations with the Five Nations and other Indians. In 1091 he had command of the j army that was sent against the French and In- diana and defeated the invading force from Cana- da. He was made a member of the council in 1692, and used every effort to relieve the sufferings of the settlers mi the frontiers, who were exposed to the ravages of the Indians. In the expedition against Montreal in 1709 he was second in com- mand, and led one of the New York regiments, but, from lack of supplies and proper support, the French were allowed to retreat, and the expedition proved a failure. The Five Nations were waver- ing in their allegiance, looking upon the French as formidable enemies and the English as incompe- tent protectors, and accordingly an appeal was made to England for means to conquer Canada. Col. Schuyler, accompanied by five chiefs, sailed for England in December, 1709, and was absent for seven months. Queen Anne offered to confer on him the order of knighthood, but he declined, al- though he accepted a gold snuff-box and some pieces of silver plate as well as a diamond brooch and ear-rings for his wife. In July, 1719, he be- came president of the council, acting as governor until the arrival of Peter Burnet in September, 1720. He continued active in the affairs of the rolony thereafter . until his death. His nephew, Peter, soldier, b. probably near Newark, N. J , in 1710 ; d. at Peterborough, his farm (now Newark, N. J.), 7 March, 1762, was left an ample estate by his father, Arent, and, becoming interested in mili- tary affairs, qualified himself to assume command of troops should the necessity occur. When it was determined to invade Canada, he was authorized to recruit men in New Jersey, and was commis- sioned colonel on 7 Sept., 1746, commanding a regi- ment that became known as the "Jersey Blues." He arrived in Albany early in September, and, al- though the expedition was abandoned, he was as- signed to Fort Clinton, in Saratoga, which he held until 1747, when lack of provisions compelled its abandonment. The peace of Aix la Chapelle in 1748 terminated the war, and he returned to his home in New Jersey. In 1754 the war was again renewed, and. taking the field at the head of his regiment, he was stationed at Oswego, where, in 1756, he and one half of his regiment were cap- tured by Gen. Montcalra. He was taken to Mon- treal and then to Quebec, where he remained until October, 1757, when he was released on parole. While a prisoner, he spent his money liberally in caring for his fellow-captives, buying the freedom of the Indians, and providing food for his country- iii 'i at his own residence, also supplying them with clothing. He was received with great enthu- siasm on his return home. During the campaign of 1759 he served with his regiment under i" a, Jeffrey Amherst, and participated in the events that closed with the conquest of Canada. At the end of the campaign he settled on his estate, but died a lew ears later. Aaron, a defendant of Arent. the (irst Peter's brother, educator, b. in Sen- eca county, N. Y., 7 Feb., 1828. was educated at Seneca academy, Ohio, of which he was principal from 1851 till 1862, and from the latter year until 1875 he was professor of mathematics in Baldwin university. Ohio. From 1875 till 1885 he was president of that university, and he is now (1888) vice-president and professor of mathematics and astronomy in Kansas Wesleyan university, Salina, Ivan. He received the degree of A. M. from Ohio Wesleyan university in 1860, and that of LL. D. from Otterbein university in 1875. He has pub- lished "Higher Arithmetic" (New York, 1860); "Principles of Logic" (Cincinnati, 1869) ; " Com- plete Algebra" (1870); "Surveying and Nata- tion" (1873); "Elements of Geometry" (1876); " Empirical and Rational Psychology " (1882) ; and has written "A Treatise on Analytic Geometry." Montgomery, a descendant of Arent, the first Peter's brother, b. in New York city, 9 Jan.. 1814; d. in St. Louis, 19 March, 1896. entered Hobart col- lege in 1830, and, leaving at the end of his junior year, was graduated at Union in 1834. He then studied law, and, after four years of mercantile life, entered the ministry of the Protestant Epis- copal church. He became rector of Trinity church in Marshall, Mich., in June, 1841, and remained until 1844, when he was called to Grace church in Lyons, N. Y. In 1845 he took charge of St. John's church in Buffalo. N. Y., but he resigned in 1854 to accept the rectorship of Christ church in St. Louis, Mo., where he had since remained. The degree of D. D. was conferred on him by Ho- bart in 1856. He had been president of the stand- ing committee of the diocese of Missouri since 1858, and frequently a delegate to the general con- vention of his church, besides being president of the diocesan conventions that elected the second and third bishops of Missouri. In addition to many sermons, he had published " The Church, its Ministry and Worship" (Buffalo, 1853); "The Pioneer Church " (Boston, 1867) ; and " Historical Discourse of Christ Church, St. Louis " (St. Louis, 1870). Montgomery's son. Louis Sandford, cler- gyman, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., 12 March, 1852 ; d. in Memphis, Tenn., 17 Sept., 1878, was graduated at Hobart in 1871, and entered the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1874-'6. Soon af- terward he joined the brotherhood of the order of St. John the Evangelist, under whose direction he continued his ministry. He volunteered to go to Memphis, Tenn., during the yellow-fever epidemic in 1878, and there fell a victim to the di-i a-c. Ser- vices in his memory were held in the churches throughout the United States. See " A Memorial of Louis Sandford Schuyler, Priest " (New York, 1879). Montgomery's cousin. Anthony, clergy- man, b. in Geneva, N. Y.,8 July, 1816, was graduated at Geneva (now Hoi .a it i college in 1835. after which he studied law in Ithaca, where he practised for ten years. He then studied for the ministry ami was'ordained in the Protestant Episcopal church in 1850. Two years later he was chosen rector of Christ church 'in Oswego, N. Y., where he con- tinued until 1862. when he was called to Christ church in Rochester. In 1868 he accepted charge of Grace church in Orange. N. J., where he has since remained. He has' been chairman of tin' ^landing committee on the constitution and canon^ since the foundation of the dioce-e of northern N'ew Jersey (now Newark), and has represented that diocese in the general conventions of his church. Tin' degree of S.T. l>. was conferred on him liy Hobart in Is.",!), and he has published ser- mons and addiv-scs, including a scrir- of sermon-, on "Household Religion" (New York, 1887).