John Cruger Jr.

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1768

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Cruger Jr., with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of the New York Chamber of Commerce

   1768

   Role: Named in a legacy row as the Chamber's first president; the office and any founding association are not confirmed by retrieved passages

   1. 11768 · New York CityFirst such commercial organization in the United States

      The newly founded Chamber stood as the first commercial organization of its kind in the United States and attracted New York's most influential business leaders.

   2. 2April 5, 1768 (per source; disputed) · Bolton and Sigel's Tavern, in the building leased from Samuel Fraunces (now Fraunces Tavern)Founding meeting at Bolton and Sigel's Tavern

      Twenty New York merchants met at Bolton and Sigel's Tavern on April 5, 1768, per the supplied account, to form a mercantile union that became the New York Chamber of Commerce.

Sources

1. John Cruger Jr. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-04