Abraham G. Lansing
Abraham Gerritse Lansing (December 12, 1756 Albany, New York – May 15, 1834 Albany, New York) was an American politician.
Life
He was the son of Gerrit Jacobse Lansing (b. 1711) and Jane Waters Lansing (1728–1810). On April 9, 1779, he married Susanna Yates (1762–1840, daughter of Abraham Yates) in Albany, and they had thirteen children, among them Gerrit Y. Lansing.
He was Surrogate of Albany County from 1787 to 1808, and New York State Treasurer from 1803 to 1808, and from 1810 to 1812.
He lived at the house built by his father-in-law at what became 358 North Market Street, in Albany.
He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.
Chancellor John Lansing, Jr. was his brother; his daughter Susan Lansing (1804–1874) was the second wife of Peter Gansevoort (1788–1876); and his grandson Abraham Lansing (1835–1899) was Acting New York State Treasurer in 1874.
Sources
- Abraham G. Lansing biography at New York State Museum
- Abraham G. Lansing at Political Graveyard
- Abraham G. Lansing at Lansing genealogy (with doubtful dates)
- The New York Civil List, compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35 and 411; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) (Google Books)
- genealogy in Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs ed. by Cuyler Reynolds (Vol I, pages 72ff; Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1911)
- Abraham G. Lansing at Find a Grave
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert McClellan |
New York State Treasurer 1803–1808 |
Succeeded by David Thomas |
| Preceded by David Thomas |
New York State Treasurer 1810–1812 |
Succeeded by David Thomas |