John Evert Van Alen
John Evert Van Alen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's7thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John C. Brodhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1749 Kinderhook,Province of New York,British America |
| Died | February 27, 1807(aged 57–58) Defreestville,New York,U.S. |
| Resting place | Bloomington Rural Cemetery North Greenbush, New York |
| Citizenship | US |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Anne Freyermoet Van Alen |
| Children | Evert Van Alen |
| Profession | surveyor,merchant,politician |
John Evert Van Alen(1749 – February 27, 1807) was an Americansurveyor,merchant,andpoliticianfrom the U.S. state ofNew York.He served as aFederalistmember of theUnited States House of Representatives.
Early life[edit]
Van Alen was born inKinderhookin theProvince of New York,the son of Adam and Mary Van Alen. After completing his studies he became a farmer.
He moved toDefreestvilleand continued to farm, also serving in local offices including justice of the peace. He also became involved in civil engineering and surveying.[1]
During theAmerican Revolutionhe served as a private in the7th Regiment(Abraham Van Alstyne's) of the Albany County Militia.[2][3]
In 1790, he surveyed the town ofGreenbush[4]where he later operated a general store.
Political career[edit]
He held various political office in New York, and was assistant judge forRensselaer Countyin 1791.[5]He was elected from New York's newly created7th congressional districtin 1793 and was reelected twice, serving in Congress from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1799.[6][7]He then served as a member of theNew York State Assemblyin 1800 and 1801.[8]
Death and legacy[edit]
Van Alen died in Defreestville on February 27, 1807, and is interred in Bloomingrove Rural Cemetery inNorth Greenbush, New York.Van Alen owned slaves.[9]According to the terms of his 1793 will, he bequeathed to his wife "my negro girl named Dinah."[10]To his nephew Evert Van Alen, he bequeathed "my negro boy named Tom."[10]In addition, Van Alen provided for themanumissionof "my negro man named Gus, and my negro woman named Mol" immediately after the remarriage of his wife or his wife's death, whichever came first.[10]
TheJohn Evert Van Alen House,constructed while he was sitting in Congress atPhiladelphia,is extant inDefreestville,and was listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2004.[11]
Family life[edit]
Van Alen married Anne Freyermoet in 1771. They had one child, Evert, a nephew whom they adopted.[12]
References[edit]
- ^Bascomb, Neal (2004).Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City.Broadway Books. p.33.
- ^Roberts, James A. (1904).New York In The Revolution as Colony and State, Volume 1.Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon and Company. p. 110.
- ^Greenfield, Jim (November 28, 2006)."Our Most Famous Citizen"(PDF).Town Historian: North Greenbush Notes.Town of North Greenbush, NY. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 15,2015.
- ^New York (State) (1827).Laws of the State of New York.New York (State). p. 240.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
- ^Weise, A.J. (1880).History of the Seventeen Towns of Rensselaer County.Troy, NY: J. M. Francis & Tucker. p. 7.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
- ^Anderson, George Baker (1897).Landmarks of Rensselaer County, New York.D. Mason & Company. p. 71.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
- ^Congressional Quarterly, inc (2009).American Political Leaders 1789-2009.CQ Press. p. 257.ISBN9781452267265.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
- ^Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904).Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century.American Publishers' Association. p. 955.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
- ^"Congress slaveowners",The Washington Post,January 13, 2022,retrievedJuly 5,2022
- ^abcVan Alen, Benjamin Taylor (1902).Genealogical History of the Van Alen Family(PDF).Chicago, IL: B. T. Van Alen. p. 18 – via ForgottenBooks.
- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.March 13, 2009.
- ^Coffin, Margaret (1986).Borders and Scrolls: Early American Brush-Stroke Wall Painting 1790-1820.SUNY Press. p. 39.ISBN9780939072088.RetrievedAugust 1,2014.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress."John Evert Van Alen (id: V000012)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Evert Van AlenatFind a Grave
- North Greenbush Notes: John Evert Van AlenArchivedMarch 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine
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| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1749 births
- 1807 deaths
- People from Kinderhook, New York
- Van Alen family
- American politicians of Dutch descent
- Pro-Administration Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) state court judges
- American surveyors
- People from Rensselaer County, New York
- New York (state) militiamen in the American Revolution
- Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves