Philip John Schuyler was a general in the American Revolution

American Revolutionary War

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 and a United States Senator

United States Senate

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 from New York

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. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler. He lived in Rhinebeck, New York....

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Philip Schuyler was born in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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, on November 20, 1733, to a wealthy colonial family. His family had gradually expanded their holdings and influence in the New World. His father, John Schuyler, Jr., was the third generation of the Dutch family in America, when he married Cornelia Van Cortlandt, connecting them with another prominent family.