Philip George Schuyler

Philip George Schuyler (June 20, 1836 – November 19, 1906) was a soldier, clubman, philanthropist, and prominent member of New York Society during the Gilded Age. Schuyler was a descendant of both the Hamilton and Schuyler families, the latter of which he was the de facto head during his adulthood.

Early life Schuyler was born on June 20, 1836, in New York City. He was the only son of George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890) and Eliza Hamilton (1811–1863). His parents were cousins through their shared Schuyler ancestry as his maternal great-grandmother was his paternal grandfather's sister.

His paternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1835) and his maternal grandfather was acting Secretary of State James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878). His great-grandparents included Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and his wife, Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler, as well as Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and his wife, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (the sister of his paternal grandfather). serving alongside Robert Gould Shaw. He retired with the rank of Brigadier General. He was also a member of the Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard. He was one of the founders of the Ardsley Casino. He was known for his interest in sports and went grouse shooting in Scotland. He was on the Cup Committee of the New York Yacht Club when Lord Dunraven challenged for the America's Cup.

Personal life On November 2, 1872, Through her father, she was a descendant of Rawlins Lowndes, the Governor of South Carolina, and through her mother, she was the granddaughter of Maturin Livingston, Recorder of New York City and a member of the prominent Livingston family. Harriet was previously married to Eugene Langdon (1831–1866), a member of the Astor family, with whom she had two daughters: Marion Langdon (1864–1949) who married Royal Phelps Carroll, and Anne Lowndes Langdon (1865–1943), who married Howard Townsend, Jr. (1859–1935). He was buried at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Legacy After his death, his sister Louisa purchased several pieces of eighteenth century furniture "in memory of the late Major Philip Schuyler (1836-1906), who served in the Union Army through the Civil War, a great grandson of Major-General Philip Schuyler," for the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York.