Charles Lodwik
Charles Lodwik | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1694–1695 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham de Peyster |
| Succeeded by | William Merritt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1658 |
| Died | 1723 (aged 64–65) London, England |
Charles Lodwik (1658 – 1723),[1] surname also spelled Lodwick,[2] Lodwyck,[3] Lodewick and Lodowick,[4] was an English and colonial American militia captain and merchant who served as the 22nd Mayor of New York City from 1694 to 1695.[2]
Militia career and mayoralty
[edit]The New York City militia consisted of six trained bands and Lodwik served as the captain of one.[3] Martha J. Lamb wrote that he was "an old-time Whig of the deepest dye", "a man of irreproachable character", and "of no mean ability".[3]
Lodwik supported Jacob Leisler in Leisler's Rebellion and presented the petition with Leisler in 1689.[5] Lodwik was not charged despite being an apparent ringleader of the initial militia action.[6] Five years later, he was elected Mayor of New York City.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Lodwik's uncle was Francis Lodwick, a pioneer of a priori languages.[1] Lodwik attended the marriage of the English writer Daniel Defoe, an acquaintance of Lodwick, as a witness.[1]
Legacy
[edit]In 1937, Lodwik was added into the official list of Mayors of New York City as the 21st, serving as a precedent for the insertion of Matthias Nicoll's second term.[2][4] This made Zohran Mamdani, elected in 2025, the 112th Mayor instead of the 111th.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Maximillian E. Novak, Daniel Defoe: master of fictions: his life and ideas (2003), p. 80; PDF[permanent dead link].
- ^ a b c d Kim, Elizabeth (December 12, 2025). "Miscount of NYC mayors spans centuries, archive search confirms". Gothamist. New York City: New York Public Radio. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Lamb, Martha J. (1896). "XIX". History of the City of New York. New York City: A.S. Barnes and Co. p. 344. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ a b Lorenzini, Michael (December 11, 2025). "On Mayors and the Counting Thereof". New York City Department of Records and Information Services. New York City: Government of New York City. Archived from the original on December 31, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ McCormick 1989, p. 183.
- ^ McCormick 1989, p. 347–349.
Bibliography
[edit]- McCormick, C. H. (1989). Leisler's Rebellion. Outstanding Studies in Early American History. New York: Garland. ISBN 0-824-06190-X.
- 1658 births
- 1723 deaths
- 17th-century American merchants
- 17th-century English merchants
- 17th-century mayors of places in the Province of New York
- American militia officers
- Mayors of New York City
- Merchants from the Province of New York
- Military and militia personnel of the Thirteen Colonies
- People from Middlesex (before 1889)