Jacob Rutsen Schuyler

Jacob Rutsen Schuyler (February 23, 1816 – February 4, 1887) founded Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, the largest firearms retail business in the United States in 1860.

[1][2] He was born on February 23, 1816, in Belleville, New Jersey, to Colonel John Arent Schuyler (1778–1817) and Catharina Van Rensselaer (1781–1867).

His paternal immigrant ancestor was Philip Pieterse Schuyler, who migrated from Amsterdam, Netherlands prior to 1650 to Fort Orange.

The company supplied military gear to the Union Army during the United States Civil War.

[1] He fell and hit his head which led to his death a week later on February 4, 1887, at his home in Bergen Point, New Jersey.