Jeremiah Van Rensselaer

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Portrait believed to be Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, attributed to Richard Morrell Staigg
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
1801–1804
GovernorGeorge Clinton
Preceded byStephen Van Rensselaer
Succeeded byJohn Broome
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJames Gordon
Personal details
Born(1738-08-27)August 27, 1738
Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York, British America
DiedFebruary 19, 1810(1810-02-19) (aged 71)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Spouses
Judith Bayard
(m. 1760; died 1764)
Helena Lansing
(m. 1764; died 1795)
ChildrenJohannes Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Parent(s)Johannes Van Rensselaer
Angelica Livingston

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (August 27, 1738 – February 19, 1810), from the prominent Van Rensselaer family, was the lieutenant governor of New York and a member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York in the 1st United States Congress.


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