Back بيير فان كورتلاند Arabic بيير فان كورتلاند ARZ Pierre Van Cortlandt German ピエール・ヴァン・コートランド Japanese Pierre Van Cortlandt Dutch Ван Кортленд, Пьер Russian Pierre Van Cortlandt Turkish
Pierre Van Cortlandt | |
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| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office July 30, 1777 – June 30, 1795 | |
| Governor | George Clinton |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1721 New York City, Province of New York |
| Died | May 1, 1814 (aged 93) Croton-on-Hudson, New York |
| Spouse | Joanna Livingston |
| Relations | Stephanus Van Cortlandt (grandfather) Abraham de Peyster (grandfather) Johannes de Peyster (uncle) Jacobus Van Cortlandt (great-uncle) |
| Children | 8, including Philip and Pierre, Jr. |
| Residence(s) | Van Cortlandt Manor Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Continental Army3rd Westchester Militia Regiment |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Pierre Van Cortlandt (January 10, 1721 – May 1, 1814)[1][2] was an American politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of New York.
He was first elected to the New York Assembly in March 1768 and served in that body as the representative from Van Cortlandt Manor until 1775. Subsequently, he was a member of the Second Provincial Congress, 1775–1776, and chairman of its Committee of Safety, 1776. He sat for Westchester County at all four of the Provincial Congresses and was chosen to preside over the last three; was vice president of the Fourth Provincial Congress, 1776; of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1776–1777; of the First Council of Safety, 1777, of which he was the president; a senator from the Southern District, 1777; president of the New York State Constitutional Convention, 1777; and lieutenant governor of the state, 1777–1795. On July 9, 1776, he was among thirty-eight delegates to ratify the Declaration of Independence at White Plains.
As a colonel, and later general,[3] he commanded the Third Westchester Militia Regiment and later was advanced to be a general. Gen. George Washington ever referred to Pierre Van Cortlandt as his most trusted friend and ally.[4] With NY Gov. George Clinton away from the state in active military service, Lt. Gov. Van Cortlandt had full charge of the revolutionary government of the state and directed its entire war effort. On November 25, 1783, this earnest patriot accompanied General Washington on his triumphant ride into New York City. He was made an original honorary member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati on July 6, 1784.[5] In 1787, he was elected president of the state convention meeting in Poughkeepsie to ratify the Constitution of the United States.[citation needed]
- ^ Judd, Jacob (1977). Van Cortlandt Family Papers Vol II. Tarrytown: Sleepy Hollow Restorations. pp. xxxviii, liv. ISBN 0-912882-29-8.
- ^ Van Cortlandt, Pierre (1721-1814) at The Political Graveyard
- ^ Carter, Nathaniel H. (1821). Reports of the Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of 1821 (Nathaniel H. Carter and William L. Stone, Reporters ed.). Albany: State of New York. p. 695.
- ^ Smith, Henry T. (1913). Westchester County in History, 1683-1914 (Vol III ed.). White Plains, NY. pp. 77–78.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Schuyler, John (1886). Institution of the Society of the Cincinnati with proceedings of the New York State Society. New York: Printed for the Society by Douglas Taylor. p. 85.