Samuel L. Gouverneur

Samuel L. Gouverneur
Postmaster of New York City
In office
November 19, 1828  July 4, 1836
Preceded byTheodorus Bailey
Succeeded byJonathan J. Coddington
Member of the New York State Assembly from New York County
In office
January 1, 1825  December 31, 1825
Private Secretary to the President
In office
1820–1825
PresidentJames Monroe
Preceded byJoseph Jones Monroe
Succeeded byJohn Adams II
Personal details
Born
Samuel Laurence Gouverneur

1799
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 1865(1865-09-29) (aged 66)
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, U.S.
Spouses
(m. 1820; died 1850)
    Mary Digges Lee
    (m. 1851)
    Children4
    Parent(s)Nicholas Gouverneur
    Hester Kortright
    RelativesThomas McCall Cadwalader (brother-in-law)
    Alma materColumbia College

    Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1799 – September 29, 1865) was a lawyer and civil servant who was both nephew and son-in-law to James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.