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John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (June 22, 1811 – November 21, 1877) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Albany, New York. His business ventures included banking and railroads, often in partnership with longtime friend Erastus Corning, who was the uncle of Pruyn's first wife.
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (June 22, 1811 – November 21, 1877) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Albany, New York. His business ventures included banking and railroads, often in partnership with longtime friend Erastus Corning, who was the uncle of Pruyn's first wife.
John V. L. Pruyn was born in Albany on June 22, 1811. He is the youngest of five children to David Pruyn and Hybertie Yates Lansing. The Pruyns are one of the oldest family names in Albany. Johannes Pruyn, a Hollander, came to New Amsterdam before 1657, later settling in Albany.
Dec 5, 2013 · John V.L Pruyn, Landmarks of Albany County by Amasa J. Parker (1897). John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn began life with one of the most powerful, and prominent, old Dutch family names and...
Hon. John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn 1, known as John V. L. Pruyn, was born in Albany, June 22, 1811, of Holland-Dutch ancestry. The family has resided in Albany for over two centuries and has held positions in the city government.
known as John V. L. Pruyn, son of David Pruyn and Hibertie Lansing, was born in Albany, June 22, 1811, at the family residence* on the southeast corner of North Pearl and Patroon Streets. He was baptized on August 4th of the same year by the Rev. John Melancthon Bradford, pastor of the North or, as it is familiarly called, Two-Steepled Dutch ...
The John V. L. and Anna Pruyn Correspondence consists of 28 letters to the American attorney, politician and philanthropist and his wife. The letters for the most part consist of thank-you's, invitations, and the like.
