The Political Graveyard: Cantine-VanBuren family of New York

Cantine-VanBuren family of New York

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John Cantine (1735-1808) — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y., October 20, 1735. Brother of Matthew Cantine and Peter Cantine, Jr.; father of Moses I. Cantine. Member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1777-78, 1779-81, 1783-85, 1786-89; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1788; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1789-97; elected U.S. Representative from New York 7th District 1801, but never took office. Died April 30, 1808. Interment at Quick Cemetery, Caroline, N.Y.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
Matthew Cantine — of New York. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Brother of John Cantine and Peter Cantine, Jr.; uncle of Moses I. Cantine. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777. Burial location unknown.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
Peter Cantine, Jr. — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Brother of John Cantine and Matthew Cantine; uncle of Moses I. Cantine. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1787-88; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1797-1801. Burial location unknown.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
Moses I. Cantine (1774-1823) — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y., January 18, 1774. Son of John Cantine; nephew of Matthew Cantine and Peter Cantine, Jr.; married to the sister-in-law of Martin Van Buren. Member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1799-1800; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1814-18. Died June 24, 1823. Burial location unknown.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
James Isaac Van Alen (1776-1870) — also known as James I. Van Alen — of Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1776. Half-brother of Martin Van Buren. Member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1803-04; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1807-09. Died in 1870. Interment at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
- See also: congressional biography.
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) — also known as "The Little Magician"; "Old Kinderhook"; "Red Fox of Kinderhook"; "Matty Van"; "American Talleyrand"; "Blue Whiskey Van" — of Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., December 5, 1782. Son of Abraham Van Buren and Maria Hoes (Van Alen) Van Buren; married to the sister-in-law of Moses I. Cantine; half-brother of James Isaac Van Alen; married, February 21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes (died 1819); father of John Van Buren. Lawyer; Columbia County Surrogate, 1808-13; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1812-20; New York state attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S. Senator from New York, 1821-28; Governor of New York, 1829; U.S. Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831-32; Vice President of the United States, 1833-37; President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848 (Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Died, reportedly due to asthma, but more likely some kind of heart failure, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., July 24, 1862. Interment at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y. Van Buren County, Ark., Van Buren County, Iowa, Van Buren County, Mich. and Van Buren County, Tenn. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Sanford W. Smith
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L. Wilson, The Presidency of Martin Van Buren; Joel H. Silbey, Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics; Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback, Martin Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican Ideology; John Niven, Martin Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics; Ted Widmer, Martin Van Buren
John Van Buren — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Son of Martin Van Buren. New York state attorney general, 1845-47; appointed 1845. Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
- See also Cantine-VanBuren family of New York

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