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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.
The Van Rensselaers were of Dutch origin, [ 2] and the family originally migrated from the Netherlands to a large area along the Hudson River in the present-day area of Albany, New York. The Van Rensselaers and other patroons named this young colony New Netherland.
Stephen van Rensselaer I (March 23, 1707 – June 1747), was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt, who served briefly as the 7th Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck and 4th Lord of the Manor.
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.
29 Ogo 2013 · Stephen Van Rensselaer was under pressure from Washington, and the American public, to reverse the failure and undo the stigma of losing to inferior enemy forces at Detroit. He was also desperate to make something of himself as a field commander.
Learn about Stephen Van Rensselaer, a Federalist politician and soldier who owned most of Albany and Rensselaer counties in New York. Find out his role in the Erie Canal, the War of 1812, and the presidential election of 1825.
5 Dis 2013 · Van Rensselaer was born in New York City, the firstborn of Stephen Van Rensselaer II and Catharina Livingston. He grew up in baronial splendor at the family manor just north of Albany.
