Montgomery Schuyler Jr.

Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (September 2, 1877 – November 1, 1955) was an American diplomat and banker who served as United States Envoy to Ecuador and El Salvador.

Early life Schuyler was born on September 2, 1877, in Stamford, Connecticut. He was the son of Montgomery Schuyler (1842–1914) and Katherine Beeckman (née Livingston) Schuyler (1842–1914). His younger brother was Robert Livingston Schuyler (1883–1966), who served as president of the American Historical Association.

His paternal grandparents were Eleanor (née Johnson) Schuyler (1818–1849) and the Rev. Dr. Anthony Schuyler (1816–1900), one time rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church Grace Church in Orange, New Jersey. The Schuylers were one of the oldest families in New York, descendants of Philip Pieterse Schuyler, who settled in Beverwyck (now Albany, New York) in 1650, through his son Arent Schuyler (1662–1730) and his son Casparus Schuyler (1695–1754). Through his maternal side, he was a direct descendant of Robert Livingston the Elder, the first Lord of Livingston Manor.

Schuyler attended Trinity School in New York's Upper West Side. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University in 1899 and 1900. to the U.S. legation in St. Petersburg, Russia by President Theodore Roosevelt. Two years later, he was assigned as the secretary to the U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1906, he was transferred as chargé d'affaires to Romania and Serbia.

Following the conclusion of World War I, he reentered the diplomatic service and from July 12, 1921, until April 22, 1925, served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to El Salvador under President Warren G. Harding.

Later career Following his retirement from the diplomatic service, he became a partner with Schuyler, Earl & Co. stockbrokers. He also served as president and chairman of the executive committee of the National Bank of Yorkville, vice president of the Century Bank, president of Roosevelt & Schuyler, Ltd., and a director of several banks including the Manufacturers Trust Company.

Personal life On August 22, 1906, Schuyler was married to Edith Lawver (1877–1964). She was the daughter of Dr. W. P. Lawver and the niece of Charles Schneider of Washington, D.C. Together, they lived at 622 West 137 Street in New York City.

Schuyler died on November 1, 1955. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.