Wilhelmus Beekman
Wilhelmus Beekman | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of New York City Acting | |
| In office 1682–1683 | |
| Governor | Anthony Brockholls |
| Preceded by | William Dyre |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius Van Steenwyk |
| Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1681–1683 | |
| Governor | Anthony Brockholls |
| Governor of the Colony of Swedes | |
| In office 1658–1663 | |
| Preceded by | Johan Risingh |
| Succeeded by | William Penn, became the Province of Pennsylvania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman April 28, 1623 Hasselt, Overijssel, Dutch Republic |
| Died | September 21, 1707 (aged 84) Rhinebeck, Province of New York |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Catalina de Boogh |
| Children | 9, including Gerardus |
| Parent(s) | Hendrick Beekman Mary Baudartius |
| Relatives | Willem Baudartius (grandfather) Rev. Gerardus Beekman (grandfather) Henry Beekman (grandson) |
| Profession | Politician |
Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) – also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) – was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands on May 27, 1647 in the same vessel, Princess, with Director-General and later Governor Peter Stuyvesant.
Beekman soon became Treasurer of the Dutch West India Company, beginning a long life in public service that included being Mayor of New York City, Governor of Delaware (1653–1664), and Governor of Pennsylvania (1658–1663).
He is the progenitor of the Beekman family in America.