Montgomery Schuyler was the son of Eleanor Schuyler and the Rev Dr Anthony Schuyler, one time rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church Grace Church in Orange, New Jersey, which is known as the Church of the Epiphany.
10 Facts About Montgomery Schuyler
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Montgomery Schuyler entered Hobart College in 1858 but failed to graduate.
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Montgomery Schuyler became a member of the Sigma Phi Society.
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In 1865, at the end of the American Civil War, Montgomery Schuyler came to New York and worked as an editorial writer on The World before leaving to join the editorial staff of The New York Times in 1883.
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Montgomery Schuyler worked as an editorial writer for The New York Times for twenty-four years.
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In 1882, Montgomery Schuyler, who lived at the end of East 84th Street in Manhattan, proposed building a residential development project between East 81st Street and East 84th Street, along the East River just south of the East River Park.
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In 1883, Montgomery Schuyler wrote upon the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York:.
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Montgomery Schuyler was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Century Club.
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Montgomery Schuyler died of pneumonia shortly thereafter at his home at 250 Winyah Avenue, New Rochelle, New York, on July 16,1914.
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Montgomery Schuyler was buried alongside his wife at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.