About Gabriel Minvielle
Lived 1650 – 1702 (aged 51–52). Gabriel Minvielle was an American politician.
Gabriel Minvielle was a prominent Huguenot who settled in New York after emigrating from France in 1673. He engaged in foreign trade, especially with the West Indies, and prospered as a merchant and trader and also politically. He served as the 16th Mayor of New York City from 1684 until 1685. Minvielle was later honored several times by appointment as a member of the Governor's Council.
Minvielle was integral to the creation of the Huguenot settlement in New Rochelle, New York in 1688.
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Who was Gabriel Minvielle?
American mayor
When was Gabriel Minvielle born?
Gabriel Minvielle was born in 1650 in Bordeaux.
When did Gabriel Minvielle die?
Gabriel Minvielle died in 1702 in New York City.
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Gabriel Minvielle was a politician.
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Gabriel Minvielle was American.
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