Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Fisk |
Succeeded by | Peter Denoyelles |
Personal details | |
Born | Croton-on-Hudson, Province of New York, British America | August 29, 1762
Died | July 13, 1848 Peekskill, New York, U.S. | (aged 85)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouses | Catherine Clinton
(m. 1800; died 1811)Anne Stevenson
(m. 1813; died 1821) |
Relations | Philip Van Cortlandt (brother) |
Children | Pierre Van Cortlandt III |
Parent(s) | Pierre Van Cortlandt Joanna Livingston |
Relatives | See Van Cortlandt family |
Alma mater | Queen's College |
Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. (August 29, 1762 – July 13, 1848) was a United States representative from New York. A member of New York's Van Cortlandt family, he was the son of Pierre Van Cortlandt, an early New York political figure, and brother of Philip Van Cortlandt, who was also a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]