词条 | John Evert Van Alen |
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| name = John Evert Van Alen | image = | state = New York | district = 7th | term_start = March 4, 1793 | term_end = March 3, 1799 | preceded = District created | succeeded = John C. Brodhead | birth_date = 1749 | birth_place = {{nowrap|Kinderhook, New York, U.S.}} | death_date = {{Death date|1807|02|27|1789}} | death_place = {{nowrap|Defreestville, New York, U.S.}} | resting_place = Bloomington Rural Cemetery North Greenbush, New York | citizenship = US | spouse = Anne Freyermoet Van Alen | children = Everet Van Alen | relations = | profession = surveyor, merchant, politician | party = Federalist | alma_mater = | religion = |}} John Evert Van Alen (1749 – February 27, 1807) was an American surveyor, merchant, and politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a Federalist member of the United States House of Representatives. Early lifeVan Alen was born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, the son of Adam and Mary Van Alen. After completing his studies he became a farmer. He moved to Defreestville, New York and continued to farm, also serving in local offices including justice of the peace. In addition, Van Alen worked as a civil engineer and surveyor, and was the owner and operator of a general store. During the American Revolution he served as a private in the 7th Regiment (Abraham Van Alstyne's) of the Albany County Militia.[1][2] In 1790, he surveyed the town of Greenbush, New York[3] and operated a general store in Greenbush. He also became involved in civil engineering and surveying.[4] Political careerHe held various political office in New York, and was assistant judge for Rensselaer County in 1791.[5] He was elected as a U.S. Representative to New York's newly created 7th congressional district in 1793 and was reelected twice, serving in Congress from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1799.[6][7] He then served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1800 and 1801.[8] Death and legacyVan Alen died in Defreestville on February 27, 1807 and is interred in Bloomington Rural Cemetery in North Greenbush, New York. The John Evert Van Alen House, constructed while he was sitting in Congress at Philadelphia, is extant in Defreestville, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[9] Family lifeVan Alen married Anne Freyermoet in 1771. They had one child, Everet, whom they adopted.[10] References1. ^{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=James A. |date=1904 |title=New York In The Revolution as Colony and State, Volume 1 |url=https://archive.org/stream/newyorkrevolution01statrich#page/110/mode/2up |location=Albany, NY |publisher=J. B. Lyon and Company |page=110}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.townofng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/NGN_20061128_JohnEVanAlen.pdf |title=Our Most Famous Citizen |last= Greenfield |first=Jim |date=November 28, 2006 |website=Town Historian: North Greenbush Notes |publisher=Town of North Greenbush, NY |accessdate=January 15, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=New York (State)|title=Laws of the State of New York|date=1827|publisher=New York (State)|page=240|url=https://books.google.com/?id=_ByxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA240&dq=John+Van+Allen+New+York+State+Assembly#v=onepage&q=John%20Van%20Allen%20New%20York%20State%20Assembly&f=false|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Bascomb|first1=Neal|title=Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City|date=2004|publisher=Broadway Books|page=33|title-link=Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Weise|first1=A.J.|title=History of the Seventeen Towns of Rensselaer County|publisher=J. M. Francis & Tucker |location=Troy, NY |url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924064123015#page/n11/mode/2up |page=7 |accessdate=1 August 2014|year=1880}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Anderson|first1=George Baker|title=Landmarks of Rensselaer County, New York|date=1897|publisher=D. Mason & Company|page=71|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TuNPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA71|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Congressional Quarterly, inc|title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009|date=2009|publisher=CQ Press|page=257|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA257&dq=john+Evert+Van+Alen+February+27,+1807#v=onepage&q=john%20Evert%20Van%20Alen%20February%2027%2C%201807&f=false|accessdate=1 August 2014|isbn=9781452267265}} 8. ^{{cite book|last1=Herringshaw|first1=Thomas William|title=Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century|date=1904|publisher=American Publishers' Association|page=955|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Xxg7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA955&dq=John+Van+Allen+New+York+State+Assembly#v=onepage&q=John%20Van%20Allen%20New%20York%20State%20Assembly&f=false|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 9. ^{{NRISref|2009a}} 10. ^{{cite book|last1=Coffin|first1=Margaret|title=Borders and Scrolls: Early American Brush-Stroke Wall Painting 1790-1820|date=1986|publisher=SUNY Press|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/?id=HVLw16dQx2YC&pg=PA39&dq=John+Evert+Van+Alen+Kinderhook++new+york#v=onepage&q=John%20Evert%20Van%20Alen%20Kinderhook%20%20new%20york&f=false|accessdate=1 August 2014|isbn=9780939072088}} External links{{CongBio|V000012}}
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