Peter Delanoy, who served from 1689 to 1691, was the first and only directly elected Mayor of New York City[1] until 1834.
In 1688, King James II of England and VII of Scotland was overthrown, and this precipitated a revolution in the colonies known as Leisler's Rebellion.
Delanoy, Leisler's friend and ally, was elected Mayor of New York.
Also elected were Johannes Johnson as sheriff, and Abraham Gouverneur as clerk.
On October 14, Delanoy was proclaimed mayor by Governor Jacob Leisler, and on the same day he took the oath of office, together with the Common Council, in the city hall at Coenties Slip.