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Stephen Van Rensselaer III ( / ˈrɛnslər, - slɪər /; [ 4] November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's manor.
Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839), US Representative from New York and Lt. Gov. of New York, founder and namesake of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, son of Stephen II, ninth Patroon and sixth Lord of the Manor. Stephen Van Rensselaer IV (1789–1868), son of Stephen III, tenth and last Patroon and seventh and last Lord of the Manor. Members.
Stephen Van Rensselaer (March 29, 1789 – May 28, 1868), known as the "Young Patroon" [1] and sometimes the "last of the patroons" [2] was the last patroon of Rensselaerswyck. [3] Early life. Van Rensselaer was born on March 29, 1789, in Albany, New York.
Dec 5, 2013 · Van Rensselaer provided financial support to Amos Eaton and is credited with being a founder in 1824 of the Rensselaer School (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today), the first school of...
Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1764–1839, American political leader and soldier, called the Patroon, b. New York City. He spent some years managing his property, which included most of the present-day Albany and Rensselaer counties of New York state, before entering politics.
Stephen Van Rensselaer III ( / ˈrɛnslər, - slɪər /; November 1, 1764 – January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's manor.
May 4, 2022 · Stephen Van Rensselaer III became a leader in the Federalist Party following in the footsteps of his Schuyler and Hamilton relatives. In 1789, he was elected to the New York State Assembly and in 1790 to the New York State Senate, where he served for five years.
Stephen Van Rensselaer was the ninth and last patroon of Rensselaerswyck. He was the son of Stephen Van Rensselaer III [1765-1839], the founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the general in command of American forces during the battle on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812.
Jul 3, 2001 · Stephen Van Rensselaer III died in 1839 at the age of seventy-five. He is remembered in local lore as "The Last Patroon" and "The Good Patroon." Following his death, his former tenants rebelled against paying rents to his heirs. The subsequent conflict is known as the Antirent Wars.
STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, the founder of the [Rensselaer Polytechnic] Institute [and] "the Patroon", was born in the city of New York, Nov. 1, 1764. He was the fifth in lineal descent from the ancestor in America, and the most distinguished of all the patroons.
