Moses I. Cantine (January 18, 1774 - January 24, 1823) was an American politician, judge and newspaper editor fromNew York. ADemocratic-Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of theNew York State Senate and First Judge of theGreene County Court.
A longtime member of theNew York Militia, Cantine served as inspector of the 4th Brigade with the rank ofmajor.[6][7] During theWar of 1812, he served on the northern frontier, the border area betweenNew York andCanada.[8] In 1818, he was appointed the militia's judge advocate general with the rank oflieutenant colonel.[6][9]
On August 25, 1820, Cantine andIsaac Q. Leake took over theAlbany Argus fromJesse Buel.[1] In addition to publishing the newspaper, Cantine and Leake received appointment as the official state printers.[10]
He died inAlbany, New York on January 24, 1823.[2] Contemporary news accounts indicate that Cantine died after drinkingCrème de Noyaux.[11] Thisliqueur contains trace amounts ofhydrogen cyanide, and bottles left to age will sometimes have the poison concentrate near the top, posing a risk to the person who takes the first drink after the bottle is opened.[12]
Cantine was married to Christina Hoes (1780-1823), the sister ofMartin Van Buren's wifeHannah.[1] They were the parents of two children, Moses Jr. and Christina.[1]
^Beers, J. B. (1884)."History of Greene County, New York".History of Greene County. Dianne Schnettler, transcriber.Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2020.
