Ebenezer Wilson
Ebenezer Wilson was a merchant and the 30th List of [mayors of New York City|Mayor of New York City] from 1707 to 1709. He had originally served as Sheriff of New York from June 1702 to March 1707. He was elected to a two-year mayoral term on 10 October 1707. Under Wilson's administration, Water [Street |Water Street] was extended from Old Slip to John Street and Broadway was paved from Trinity Church to Bowling Green.