Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Abraham Jacob Lansing (1720-1791) — also known asAbraham J. Lansing;Abraham JacobseLansing —of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1720.Villagepresident of Lansingburgh, New York, 1790-91.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1791 (age71 years, 174days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Abraham Robertse Yates (1724-1796) — also known asAbraham Yates — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1724.Member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1777, 1783-84; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1777-90;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1787-88;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1790-96; Presidential Elector for New York,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andGeorgeClinton).Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1796 (age71 years, 312days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Peter Waldron Yates (1747-1826) — also known asPeter W. Yates — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1747.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1784-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1786.Died in Caughnawaga (now Fonda),MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1826 (age78 years, 198days).Burial location unknown. | | Cornelius Lansing (1752-1842) — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1752.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1798-99.Died inRensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1842 (age89 years, 291days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (b. 1754) — also known asJohn Lansing, Jr. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1754.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1780-84, 1785-87, 1788-89;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1786;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1785;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1786-90;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from AlbanyCounty, 1788;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1790-1801.ChristianReformed.Mysteriouslydisappeared in New York City, December 12, 1829, after leavinghis hotel to post a letter; hisfate isunknown.Cenotaph atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Abraham Gerritse Lansing (1756-1834) — also known asAbraham G. Lansing — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1756.Postmaster atAlbany,N.Y., 1782-92;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1803-08, 1810-12; appointed 1803, 1810.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1834 (age77 years, 154days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Gerrit Yates Lansing (1783-1862) — also known asGerrit Y. Lansing — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1783.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty Probate Judge, 1816-23;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1831-37; president,Albany SavingsBank,1854-62; president, AlbanyInsuranceCompany, 1859-62.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1862 (age78 years, 152days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Jacob Livingston Sutherland (1788-1845) — also known asJacob Sutherland — of North Blenheim,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Bangall,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1788.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1819-23;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; electedNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District 1822, but never took office;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1822-35; Presidential Elector for NewYork,1836.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1845 (age56 years, 342days).Interment atWashingtonStreet Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y. | | Edward Livingston (1796-1840) — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1796.Lawyer;clerk of the New York State Assembly, 1822-25 and 1826-28;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1825-38; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1833, 1835, 1837;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1837.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1840 (age44 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philip Henry Livingston and Maria (Livingston) Livingston; marriedto Sarah Ray Lansing (daughter ofJohnTen Eyck Lansing Jr.); nephew ofHenryWalter Livingston andEdwardPhilip Livingston; grandson ofWalterLivingston; grandnephew ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794) andPieterSchuyler (1746-1792); great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790) andPhilipLivingston; great-grandnephew ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second great-grandson ofDirckTen Broeck andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder,PieterSchuyler (1657-1724),PieterVan Brugh andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); third great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesCuyler; fourth great-grandson ofDirckWesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer andRensselaerWesterlo; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipPeter Livingston,JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),BronsonMurray Cutting andRobertReginald Livingston; first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt andBrockholstLivingston; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; second cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,JamesAlexander Hamilton,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andKiliaenVan Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),JamesParker andHerbertLivingston Satterlee; second cousin thrice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,JamesJay,HenryCruger,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JohnJay,FrederickJay,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin ofGerritSmith,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnJay II; third cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,PeterGansevoort,HamiltonFish,JohnCortlandt Parker,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),RobertRay Hamilton,JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; third cousin twice removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; third cousin thrice removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; fourth cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington Schuyler,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andJonathanMayhew Wainwright. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Lansingfamily of Albany, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | George Corlis Sherman (1799-1863) — also known asGeorge C. Sherman — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,December14, 1799.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1844-45.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1863 (age63 years, 130days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Robert Lansing (1799-1878) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1799.Lawyer;JeffersonCounty District Attorney, 1826-33, 1845-46; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1832-35, 1854-55 (5th District 1832-35, 21stDistrict 1854-55).DiedOctober3, 1878 (age79 years, 243days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Frederick Lansing (1806-1861) — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.BornMay 30,1806.Democrat. Postmaster atLittleFalls, N.Y., 1827-41, 1859-61; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1840; vice-president and director,Herkimer CountyBank;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1856.Died in1861(ageabout55 years).Interment atChurchStreet Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y. | | Abraham Lansing (1835-1899) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1835.Lawyer;NewYork state treasurer, 1874; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1882-83.DutchandEnglishancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1899 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | John Watson Foster (1836-1917) — also known asJohn W. Foster — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.;Washington,D.C.Born inPikeCounty, Ind.,March 2,1836.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1868;postmaster atEvansville,Ind., 1869-73;IndianaRepublican state chair, 1872; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1873-80;Russia, 1880-81;Spain, 1883-85;U.S.Secretary of State, 1892-93.Presbyterian.Member,LoyalLegion.Died inWashington,D.C.,November15, 1917 (age81 years, 258days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | Abram Wendell Lansing (1836-1896) — also known asAbram W. Lansing — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher; postmaster atPlattsburgh,N.Y., 1889-93.DutchandEnglishancestry.Died in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1896 (age59 years, 318days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Frederick Lansing (1838-1894) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Manheim,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1838.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1882-85;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1889-91.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1894 (age55 years, 349days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Bradford R. Lansing (1860-1912) — of Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Niskayuna,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,1860.Republican.Grocer;pork dealer;mayorof Rensselaer, N.Y., 1901; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906-12 (Rensselaer County 3rd District 1906,Rensselaer County 2nd District 1907-12); died in office 1912.Died in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1912 (ageabout 51years).Interment atGreenbushCemetery, Rensselaer, N.Y. | | Robert Lansing (1864-1928) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1864.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1915-20.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PsiUpsilon.Died, ofmyocarditis,inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1928 (age64 years, 13days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Stuart Douglas Lansing (1866-1927) — also known asStuart D. Lansing — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1866.Republican. President, Bagley Sewall Co., manufacturers ofpaper-makingmachines;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died, fromheartdisease, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1927 (age60 years, 286days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Emma Sterling Lansing (1872-1956) — also known asEmma S. Lansing — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1872.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1932.Female.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1956 (age84 years, 3days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Agnes Phelps Blake (1907-1986) — also known asAgnes Phelps Lansing;Agnes P.Lansing —of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1907.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County, 1936.Female.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1986 (age78 years, 245days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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