Philip Jeremiah Schuyler
Portrait of Schuyler, byGilbert Stuart, 1807
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's5th district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	Thomas P. Grosvenor
Succeeded by	James Strong
Member of theNew York State Assembly
In office July 1, 1797 – June 30, 1799
Constituency	Dutchess County (1797–98) Albany County (1798–99)
Personal details
Born	(1768-01-21)January 21, 1768 Albany,Province of New York,British America
Died	February 21, 1835(1835-02-21) (aged 67) New York City,New York, U.S.
Resting place	Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery,Poughkeepsie, New York
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Sarah Rutsen Mary Anna Sawyer
Children	4 (first wife) 3 (2nd wife)
Parent(s)	Philip Schuyler Catherine Van Rensselaer
Relatives	SeeSchuyler family
Profession	Farm and estate owner and manager

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (January 21, 1768 – February 21, 1835) was an American politician fromNew York. His siblings includedAngelica Schuyler,Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, andMargarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer.

He was the son ofRevolutionary War GeneralPhilip Schuyler (1733–1804) andCatherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803).^[1] TheSchuyler family were intermarried with other prominent New York families, including theVan Cortlandts andLivingstons, and his relatives included uncleJeremiah Van Rensselaer.Alexander Hamilton,John Barker Church, andStephen Van Rensselaer were all his brothers-in-law. He received his education through private tutors.

Schuyler came toRhinebeck in 1796 and in 1800 erected a mansion he called "The Grove".^[2]From there he managed farms and estates throughout upstate New York which were owned by his and his wife's families. Schuyler served in theNew York Militia and attained the rank ofmajor before resigning in 1799. He returned to service with theWar of 1812, during which he held the rank of colonel.

He was a member of theNew York State Assembly, serving in the21st New York State Legislature, representingDutchess County, and in the22nd New York State Legislature, representingAlbany County. He was elected as aFederalist to the15th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.^[3]

Schuyler married Sarah Rutsen (1770–1803), daughter of John Rutsen (1743–1771) and a descendant ofWilhelmus Beekman, and inheritor of a large portion of theBeekman Patent, which encompassed much of what is nowDutchess County. Together, they had:

• Philip P. Schuyler (1789–1822), who married Rosanna Livingston
• Stephen Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1792–1859), who married Catherine Morris
• Catherine Schuyler (1793–1829), who married Samuel Jones (1770–1853)
• John Rutsen Schuyler (1796–1875)
• Robert Schuyler (1798–1855), who married Lucinda Wood (1807–1882), an 1817 graduate ofHarvard and railroad speculator/embezzler.

After his first wife died, he married Mary Anna Sawyer (1786–1852) ofNewburyport, Massachusetts. She was a daughter of Micajah Sawyer (1737–1817), a founding member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences^[4] and Sibyl Farnham (1747–1842).^[5] Together, they had:

• William Schuyler (1807–1829)
• Sybil Schuyler (1809–1813)
• George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890), who married Eliza Hamilton (1811–1863), daughter ofJames Hamilton. After her death, he married Eliza's sister, Mary Morris Hamilton (1815–1877)^[6][7][8]

He died oftuberculosis, and was buried atNew York Marble Cemetery. His remains were later moved to thePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

His home, an estate he calledThe Grove, was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Through his youngest son George, he was the grandfather of GeneralPhilip Schuyler (1836–1906).^[9] Schuyler was a prominent society figure who was featured inWard McAllister's famousThe Four Hundred.^[10]

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Sources

• Political Graveyard

• United States Congress."Philip J. Schuyler (id: S000153)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Philip Jeremiah Schuyler atFind a Grave

• 1768 births
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• 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
• American military personnel of the War of 1812
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• Burials at New York Marble Cemetery
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• Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• Members of the New York State Assembly
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• People from New York (state) in the War of 1812
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• Schuyler family
• Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state)
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