List of Famous people with last name Leisler
Jacob Leisler
First Name Jacob
Last Name Leisler
Born on February 29, 1640
Born in Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main
Jacob Leisler was a German-born colonist in the Province of New York. He gained wealth in New Amsterdam in the fur trade and tobacco business. In what became known as Leisler's Rebellion following the English Revolution of 1688, he took control of the city, and ultimately the entire province, from appointees of deposed King James II, in the name of the Protestant accession of William III and Mary II.
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