About Gerrit Y. Lansing
Lived 1783 – 1862 (aged 78). Gerrit Y. Lansing was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Gerrit Yates Lansing (August 4, 1783 – January 3, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1831 to 1837.
Early life Lansing was born in Albany, New York, on August 4, 1783. He was third of sixteen children born to Susanna Yates and Abraham G. Lansing, the New York State Treasurer.
He was the nephew of John Lansing Jr. His maternal grandfather was Abraham Yates.
Lansing pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College in 1800. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Albany. He was interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.
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American politician (1783-1862)
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Gerrit Y. Lansing was born on 4 August 1783 in Albany.
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Gerrit Y. Lansing died on 3 January 1862 in Albany.
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Gerrit Y. Lansing was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Gerrit Y. Lansing was American.
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