Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing (; February 2, 1799 – October 3, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life He was the son of Judge Sanders Gerritse Lansing (1766–1850) and Catherine (née Ten Eyck) Lansing (1769–1850). Chancellor John Lansing Jr. and State Treasurer Abraham G. Lansing were his uncles; Congressman Gerrit Y. Lansing was his first cousin; and Congressman Frederick Lansing was his nephew. His maternal grandparents were Abraham Ten Eyck and Annatje (née Lansing) Ten Eyck.

He attended Union College but did not graduate.

Personal life On December 22, 1831, he married Maria Hubbard (1802–1839), the eldest daughter of Noadiah Hubbard and Eunice (née Ward) Hubbard. Together, they were the parents of several children, only one of whom lived to maturity:

John Lansing (1832–1907), the father of U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing.

On February 2, 1841, Lansing married Cornelia Hubbard (1804–1885), a younger sister of his first wife. Together, they were parents of:

Cornelia M. Lansing (1843–1926)

Lansing died on October 3, 1878. He was buried at the Brookside Cemetery in Watertown.