Cornelius P. Van Ness | |
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Collector of the Port of New York | |
In office 1844–1845 | |
President | John Tyler |
Preceded by | Edward Curtis |
Succeeded by | Cornelius Lawrence |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Spain | |
In office December 9, 1829 – December 21, 1836 | |
Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
Preceded by | Alexander Hill Everett |
Succeeded by | William T. Barry (died en route to Spain) John Eaton (next to act as Ambassador) |
10th Governor of Vermont | |
In office October 10, 1823 – October 13, 1826 | |
Lieutenant | Aaron Leland |
Preceded by | Richard Skinner |
Succeeded by | Ezra Butler |
Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
In office 1821–1823 | |
Preceded by | Dudley Chase |
Succeeded by | Richard Skinner |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Burlington | |
In office 1818–1822 | |
Preceded by | Luther Loomis |
Succeeded by | George Robinson |
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont | |
In office 1810–1813 | |
President | James Madison |
Preceded by | David Fay |
Succeeded by | Titus Hutchinson |
Personal details | |
Born | Cornelius Peter Van Ness January 26, 1782 Kinderhook, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 15, 1852 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Rhoda Savage Magdalena Allus |
Children | 5, including James |
Relatives | John P. Van Ness (brother) William P. Van Ness (brother) |
Education | Washington Seminary |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Cornelius Peter Van Ness (January 26, 1782 – May 2, 1852) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the tenth governor of Vermont from 1823 to 1826 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Spain from 1829 to 1836. Van Ness was a Democratic-Republican and later a Democrat.[1]