Thomas Noell was the 27th Mayor of New York City, who served from 1701 to 1702. He was an English-born merchant from an aristocratic family who became a citizen of New York in 1698. He was appointed mayor on September 29, 1701, and took the oath of office on October 14 of that year. He died in 1702 at his farm in Bergen, New Jersey of smallpox. Born: January 1, 1650 Died: 1702 In office: 1701 – January 1, 1702 Wiki link