Jeremiah Van Rensselaer

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Portrait believed to be Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, attributed to Richard Morrell Staigg
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
July 1, 1801 – June 30, 1804
GovernorGeorge Clinton
Preceded byStephen Van Rensselaer
Succeeded byJohn Broome
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJames Gordon
Personal details
Born(1738-08-27)August 27, 1738
Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York, British America
DiedFebruary 19, 1810(1810-02-19) (aged 71)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Spouses
Judith Bayard
(m. 1760; died 1764)
Helena Lansing
(m. 1764; died 1795)
ChildrenJohannes Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Parent(s)Johannes Van Rensselaer
Angelica Livingston

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (August 27, 1738 – February 19, 1810), from the prominent Van Rensselaer family, was the lieutenant governor of New York and a member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York in the 1st United States Congress.