Isaac V. Vanderpoel | |
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| New York State Treasurer | |
| In office 1858–1859 | |
| Governor | John A. King Edwin D. Morgan |
| Preceded by | Stephen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Philip Dorsheimer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | March 25, 1871(1871-03-25) (aged 56) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Parent | Benjamin Vanderpoel |
| Education | Kinderhook Academy |
Isaac V. Vanderpoel (1814 – March 25, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician. Vanderpoel was aDemocratic party mainstay and from 1866 to 1869, had a law partnership with the eventualU.S. PresidentGrover Cleveland.
He was born in 1814 inKinderhook,Columbia County, New York, the son of Benjamin Vanderpoel. The Vanderpoel family was one of the oldest families in the state. Isaac's great-grandfather emigrated fromHolland as early as 1609 and settled onLong Island, becoming one of the earliest residents of what is now theState of New York.[1]
He was educated atKinderhook Academy where his classmates and friends included theIsaac A. Verplanck of Buffalo andH. H. Van Dyck ofAlbany.
Vanderpoel studied law at the office of J. & A. Vanderpoel in Kinderhook. After four years, he went toNew York City to complete his legal studies and was admitted to the office of Price & Sears, a well known firm at the time. In 1834, during the October term of the Supreme Court, he was admitted to the bar. Immediately, he moved to the town ofAurora, New York inErie county where he became a partner of P. M. Vosburgh, who later became Erie County Clerk. After practicing in Aurora for two years, he went to Buffalo and formed a law partnership withFrederick P. Stevens,[1] who later became theMayor of Buffalo from 1856 to 1857.[2]
From 1837 to 1845, he was appointed Brigade Inspector of the 47th Regiment of theNew York State Militia during thePatriot War, byGov.Marcy.[1] He served asAdjutant General of New York from 1854 to 1855.
He was a delegate to state conventions twelve different times from Erie County in theDemocratic party. He wasNew York State Treasurer from 1858 to 1859, elected on theDemocratic ticket at theNew York state election, 1857, and defeated for re-election at theNew York state election, 1859.
In January 1866, he formed Vanderpoel & Cleveland, a law partnership withGrover Cleveland in Buffalo, which was dissolved in August 1869 when Vanderpoel was elected Police Justice of Buffalo. In 1871, Cleveland wasSheriff of Erie County,mayor of Buffalo in 1882,Governor of New York in 1883 and finally the22nd and 24th President of the United States in 1885 and 1893, respectively. In 1884, while Governor of New York, Cleveland pursued Vanderpoel's relative, Aaron J. Vanderpoel, as theNew York Attorney General.[3] Aaron J. Vanderpoel was taught law by his uncle, another Vanderpoel relative,Aaron Vanderpoel, former member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York's 8th congressional district 1833-1837 and again in 1839–1841.[3]
Vanderpoel died on March 25, 1871, inBuffalo, New York.
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| Preceded by | New York State Treasurer 1858–1859 | Succeeded by |