Phillip French II (c. February 13, 1666/7 – c. June 3, 1707)[1][self-published source] was the 27th Mayor of New York City from 1702 to 1703.
[3] He was the son of Phillip French, a London merchant who owned property in Knodishall, and Elisabeth (née Crawling) French, his first wife.
He returned again in June 1689, and became a prosperous merchant, working with Frederick Philipse on behalf of his father.
[4][6] On July 8, 1694, French was married to Annetje "Anna" Philipse (b.
[3] Through his son Philip, was the grandfather of Susannah French (1723–1789) who married William Livingston (1723–1790), a politician who served as the Governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution.