Abraham Van Vechten
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| Member of the New York State Senate from the Middle District |
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In office July 1, 1816 – June 30, 1819 |
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| New York State Attorney General | |
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In office February 13, 1813 – February 17, 1815 |
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| Governor | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| Preceded by | Thomas Addis Emmet |
| Succeeded by | Martin Van Buren |
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In office February 2, 1810 – February 1, 1811 |
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| Governor | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| Preceded by | Matthias B. Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Matthias B. Hildreth |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Albany Co. |
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In office July 1, 1805 – June 30, 1813 |
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| Member of the New York State Senate from the Eastern District |
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In office July 1, 1798 – June 30, 1805 |
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December 5, 1762 Catskill, Albany County, New York |
| Died | January 6, 1837 (aged 74) Albany, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Catharina Schuyler (m. 1784; her death 1820) |
| Children | 13 |
| Parents | Teunis Van Vechten Judikje Ten Broeck |
| Alma mater | Columbia College |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Abraham Van Vechten (December 5, 1762 – January 6, 1837) was an American lawyer and a Federalist politician who served twice as New York State Attorney General.
Abraham Van Vechten was born on December 5, 1762 in Catskill, Albany County (now Greene County), New York. He was the son of Dutch Americans Teunis Van Vechten (1707–1785) and Judikje "Judith" Ten Broeck (1721–1783).
His brothers were Samuel Ten Broeck Van Vechten (1742–1813) and Teunis Van Vechten (1749–1817), who became a prominent merchant in Albany and held the office of commissary on the staff of Governor Morgan Lewis during the revolution. Their maternal grandfather was Jacob Ten Broeck (1688–1746), nephew of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717). Van Vechten was educated at Columbia College, studied law with John Lansing, Jr., and began practice in Johnstown, New York, but soon removed to Albany.
In 1792, he was elected one of the first directors of the Bank of Albany. From 1796 to 1797, he was Assistant Attorney General for the Fifth District, comprising Albany, Saratoga, Schoharie and Montgomery Counties. He was a Federalist presidential elector in 1796, and cast his votes for John Adams and Thomas Pinckney.
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