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Stephen van Rensselaer III (November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well as a statesman, soldier, and land-owner, the heir to one of the greatest estates in the New York region at the time. He was the father of Henry Bell van Rensselaer, who was a politician and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His younger brother Philip Schuyler van Rensselaer (1767-1824) was Mayor of Albany, New York from 1799-1812.
Stephen van Rensselaer III | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's Foo district | |
In office Foo–Foo | |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Foo district | |
In office 1789–1791 | |
2nd Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
In office 1795–Foo | |
Preceded by | Foo |
Succeeded by | Foo |
Member of the New York Senate from the Foo district | |
In office 1791–1796 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1764-11-01)November 1, 1764[1] |
Died | January 26, 1839(1839-01-26) (aged 74)[2] |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Margaret Schuyler[2] Cornelia Paterson[2] |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Rensselaerswyck series | |
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Dutch West India Company | |
The Patroon System | |
Map of Rensselaerswyck | |
Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer | |