About John Vanderbilt
Lived 1819 – 1877 (aged 58). John Vanderbilt was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
John Vanderbilt (January 28, 1819 – May 16, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was the son of John Vanderbilt (1794–1842) and Sarah Lott (1795–1859). He was baptised on February 21 at the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church.
He was First Judge of the Kings County Court from 1844 to 1847. On July 8, 1846, he married Gertrude Lott Lefferts (1824–1902), daughter of Congressman John Lefferts.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) in 1852 and 1853.
At the New York state election, 1856, he ran on the Democratic ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was defeated by Republican Henry R. Selden.
In 1881, his widow published The Social History of Flatbush.
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Who was John Vanderbilt?
American politician (1819-1877)
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John Vanderbilt was born on 28 January 1819.
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John Vanderbilt died on 16 May 1877.
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John Vanderbilt was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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John Vanderbilt was American.
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