Peter Van Gaasbeck

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Peter Van Gaasbeck (born September 27, 1754 in Ulster County , New York Province, † 1797 in Kingston , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1795 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Van Gaasbeck grew up during the British colonial era and attended grammar schools in Ulster County. He gained great reputations in County and New York over the years. Van Gaasbeck did business in Kingston. During the Revolutionary War , he served in the Ulster County Militia , where he was first captain and later major . Politically, he belonged to the pro-administration group . In the congressional elections of 1792 he was elected in the fourth constituency of New York in the US House of Representatives, which was still in Philadelphia at that time , where he succeeded Cornelius C. Schoonmaker on March 4, 1793 . Van Gaasbeck dropped out after the March 3, 1795 Congress of. He died in Kingston in 1797 and was buried in the First Reformed Dutch Churchyard .

Web links

  • Peter Van Gaasbeck in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Van Gaasbeck, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulster County , New York
DATE OF DEATH 1797
Place of death Kingston , New York