James De Lancey (loyalist)
James De Lancey | |
|---|---|
Col. James DeLancey | |
| Member of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Town of Annapolis | |
| In office 1786–1793 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen De Lancey |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Henry Barclay |
| Sheriff of Westchester County | |
| In office 1769–1776 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1746 Westchester County, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | May 2, 1804 (aged 57) Round Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Spouse |
Martha Tippett
(m. 1784) |
| Relations | Stephen DeLancey (brother) Alice De Lancey Izard (sister) James DeLancey (uncle) Oliver DeLancey (uncle) Etienne DeLancey (grandfather) Cadwallader Colden (grandfather) Thomas Barclay (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent(s) | Peter DeLancey Elizabeth Colden |
| Occupation | Sheriff, militia officer, farmer, politician |
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Colonel James De Lancey (September 6, 1746 – May 2, 1804) was an American-born military officer and politician who led one of the best known and most feared of the loyalist units, De Lancey's Brigade, during the American Revolution. He was known as the "Commander of the Cowboys" by the loyalists and by the Patriots he was known as the "Outlaw of the Bronx". He later became a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1786 to 1794. He has become a controversial figure for unsuccessfully trying to use the courts to retrieve a slave he brought to Nova Scotia.