(1740-12-16)December 16, 1740 Fort Crailo, Rensselaer, Province of New York, British America
Died
September 11, 1802(1802-09-11) (aged 61) Lower Manor House, Claverack, New York, U.S.
Political party
Federalist
Spouse
Cornelia Rutsen
(m. 1765; died 1790)
Relations
See Van Rensselaer family
Parent(s)
Johannes Van Rensselaer Engeltie Livingston
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
New York Militia
Rank
Brigadier General
Unit
Albany County militia
Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Klock's Field
Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the 1st, 2nd and 4th New York State Legislatures.[1]
^Hough, M.D., Franklin (1858). The New York Civil List: containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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