John Lansing

John Lansing

John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (born January 30, 1754 in Albany , province of New York ; missing since December 12, 1829 ) was an American politician . In 1785 he was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress .

Career

John Lansing was the uncle of Congressman Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783–1862). After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1775, he began to work in this profession from 1778 in Albany. He joined the revolutionary movement and was secretary to General Philip Schuyler in 1776 and 1777 . From 1781 to 1784 and in 1786 and 1789 he sat in the New York State Assembly , of which he was temporarily president. In 1785 he represented New York State in the Continental Congress. In 1788 he was a delegate to the assembly that the for his state Constitution of the United States should ratify. He was an opponent of the constitution. In 1790, Lansing was a member of a commission to settle border disputes between New York and Vermont . Between 1790 and 1801 he was a judge at the New York Supreme Court , whose chair he was from 1798. From 1801 to 1814 he held the post of Chancellor of New York , the highest legal office in his state at the time, as the successor to Robert R. Livingston .

John Lansing mysteriously disappeared in New York City on December 12, 1829. He left his hotel and wanted to post a letter. After that he was never seen again. There has been various speculations about a possible drowning or robbery.

Web links

• John Lansing in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Lansing in the database of Find a Grave (English)