Peter Gansevoort (politician)
Peter Gansevoort | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate from Third District (Class 2) | |
| In office January 1, 1833 – December 31, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Noadiah Johnson |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Albany County | |
| In office January 1, 1830 – December 31, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Gardner, Moses Stanton, Chandler Starr |
| Succeeded by | Abijah C. Disbrow, Philip Lennebacker, William Seymour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1778 Albany, New York |
| Died | January 4, 1876 (aged 97) Albany, New York |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Sanford Gansevoort (m. 1833-1841, her death) Susan Lansing Gansevoort (m. 1843-1874, her death) |
| Children | Henry Sanford Gansevoort Catherine Gansevoort |
| Parent(s) | Peter Gansevoort Catherine Van Schaick |
| Relatives | Leonard Gansevoort (uncle) Abraham Lansing (son-in-law) Herman Melville (nephew) Guert Gansevoort (nephew) |
| Education | Williams College Litchfield Law School |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Peter Gansevoort (December 22, 1788 – January 4, 1876) was an American politician from New York.