Peter Gansevoort (state senator)
| Peter Gansevoort | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate from Third District (Class 2) |
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In office January 1, 1833 – December 31, 1836 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Noadiah Johnson |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Albany County |
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In office January 1, 1830 – December 31, 1831 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 22, 1778 Albany, New York |
| Died | January 4, 1876 (aged 97) Albany, New York |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Children | Henry Sanford Gansevoort Catherine Gansevoort |
| Parents |
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 |
Peter Gansevoort (December 22, 1788 Albany, New York – January 4, 1876) was an American politician from New York.
Peter Gansevoort was the son of Gen. Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812) and Catherine (née Van Schaick) Gansevoort. Leonard Gansevoort (1751–1810) was his uncle; and author Herman Melville (1819–1891) and Commodore Guert Gansevoort (1812–1868) were his nephews.
He attended Williams College from 1804 to 1805, graduated B.A. from the College of New Jersey in 1808. He studied law with Harmanus Bleecker, attended Litchfield Law School from 1808 to 1809, graduated M.A. from the College of New Jersey in 1811, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and practiced in Albany.
From 1817 to 1819, he was the private secretary of Gov. DeWitt Clinton and from 1819 to 1821, he served as the Judge Advocate General of the New York State Militia.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co.) in 1830 and 1831.
Gansevoort was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1833 to 1836, sitting in the 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th New York State Legislatures.
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