American jurist, born in New York City, on the 27th of November 1703; died there on the 30th of July 1760. He was educated in England, where he studied law. He took a prominent part in the early organization of the city of New York, and was mainly responsible for the “Montgomery Charter” of 1730. He became chief justice of the supreme court in New York in 1733, lieutenant-governor of the state, presided over the first Congress held in the colonies, and was the first person on whom the freedom of the city of New York was conferred. He was one of the founders of King’s College. The De Lancey family was prominent in Revolutionary times, and several of its members were men of remarkable talent.
