Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck | |
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| 6th President of Rutgers University | |
| In office 1840–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Milledoler |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Frelinghuysen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | George O. Belden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1791 Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1879 (aged 87) Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Julia Frances Ludlum
(m. 1819; died 1869) |
| Children | 2 |
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Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (November 29, 1791 – February 23, 1879) was a United States Congressman from New York and the sixth President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) serving from 1840 to 1850.[1][2] He was a slaveholder.[3]
- ^ "Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck". Rutgers University. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck was born in Kingston, New York, studied at Kingston Academy before entering Yale College where he graduated in 1810. Hasbrouck attended the private law school in Litchfield, Connecticut, where he received instruction in the common law from Tapping Reeve and James Gould. He returned to Kingston and in 1814 began his law practice. Hasbrouck served as President of the Ulster County Bank from its inception in 1831. In 1824 he was elected to Congress where he supported Henry Clay's policy of internal improvements.
- ^ "Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck". Officers and Alumni of Rutgers College (Originally Queen's College) in n New Brunswick, N. J, 1766 To 1916. Rutgers University. 1916. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 20, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.