▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Ward ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁and ▁as ▁al der man ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁City ▁F athers ▁who ▁accepted ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁during ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁Jacob ▁Le is ler . ▁Re - elect ed ▁as ▁al der man ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁he ▁held ▁that ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 7 0 7 . ▁Ban cker ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁third ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Alb any ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 4 ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁mayor ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 7 0 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Assembly ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁and , ▁with ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁Johannes ▁A be el , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Ch anc ery ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 3 , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁municipal ▁affairs ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁State ▁Street ▁property ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Johannes ▁De ▁Pe yst er . ▁He ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁his ▁farm ▁in ▁Gu ilder land , ▁several ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Alb any . ▁He ▁continued ▁trad ing ▁and ▁maintained ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs , ▁making ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁country . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁September