Family and Education
b. in New York 22 Nov. 1739, 2nd s. of Henry Cruger of New York by his w. Elizabeth Harris. educ. King’s Coll. N.Y. (now Columbia Univ.). m. (1) Dec. 1765, Hannah (d. Feb. 1767), da. of Samuel Peach, Bristol merchant (a cos. of Samuel Peach), 1s.; (2) Elizabeth Blair (d. 1790), 1da.; (3) 1799, Caroline Smith, an American, 4 ch.
Offices Held
Common councillor, Bristol 1766 – 90, sheriff 1766 – 67, mayor 1781–2.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Bristol.
Notes
In writing this biography use has been made of a paper by P. T. Underdown, and information supplied by Mr. A. H. Robertson, a descendant of Cruger.
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Commons 1754-1790
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CRUGER, Henry (1739-1827)
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