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Stephen Van Rensselaer III (/ ˈ r ɛ n s l ər,-s l ɪər /; November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College , at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck , his family's manor.
Learn about the life and legacy of Stephen van Rensselaer III, the eighth and final patroon of Rensselaerswijck, a massive land possession of the Van Rensselaer family in New York. Explore his roles in politics, philanthropy, education, and the Anti-Rent Wars that ended the manor system.
Learn about the life and achievements of Stephen Van Rensselaer III, the eighth and second last Patroon of Rensselaerswijck, a huge estate near Albany, New York. He was a Federalist leader, a major general in the War of 1812, a commissioner of the Erie Canal, and a founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
4 de mai. de 2022 · May 4, 2022 by Peter Hess 6 Comments. Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764-1839), was orphaned at the age of ten. His father had died when he was five and his mother remarried Reverend Eilardus Westerlo, minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Albany. She died five years later and Stephen was raised by Abraham Ten Broeck (later ...
Stephen Van Rensselaer III ( / ˈrɛnslər, - slɪər /; November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's manor.
Individual biography. Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764-1839) [Section 14, Lot 1] Founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, President of the Second Erie Canal Commission, Donated land for Dudley Observatory, U.S. Congressman, NYS Senator, NYS Assemblymember, Lieutenant Governor.
2 de mar. de 2011 · Stephen Van Rensselaer III (b at New York, NY, 1 Nov 1764; d near Albany, NY, 26 Jan 1839). Stephen Van Rensselaer grew up in the Van Rensselaer manor in the Upper Hudson River region of New York State. He graduated from Harvard College in 1782.
