List of people associated with Albany County, New York

This is a list of notable people whose lives were significantly associated with Albany County, New York. == Chronological list == === 18th century === Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710–1792), born in Albany; politician who supported the American Revolution; presiding officer of the first New York provincial congress in 1775 Philip Livingston (1716–1778), born in Albany; local merchant; delegate to the Continental Congress; signer of the Declaration of Independence William Livingston (1723–1790), born in Albany; newspaper publisher; member of the Continental Congress; first Governor of New Jersey Henry Bogart (1729–1821), signer of the Sons of Liberty Constitution in 1766; elected representative of the first ward on the Albany Committee of Correspondence Abraham Cuyler (1742–1810), born in Albany; former mayor of Albany, merchant, land owner and British loyalist John Tayler (1742–1829), businessman and politician; represented Albany County in the New York State Assembly (1777–1779, 1780–1781, and 1785–1787); appointed city recorder (deputy mayor) of Albany in 1793; justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1797; represented Albany in the New York Senate 1802–1813; lieutenant governor (1811–1822); acting governor in 1817; died in Albany and is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands Peter W. Yates (1747–1826), lawyer and Continental Congressman; grew up in Albany and developed a prosperous legal practice there; served on the Albany City Council and in the county militia at the start of the American Revolution; represented Albany in the New York State Assembly and the Continental Congress Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War; born and died in Albany Isaac Mitchell (1759–1812), born in Albany; journalist, author, and editor of the Poughkeepsie Guardian, Albany Republican Crisis, and Poughkeepsie Republican Herald Alexander Boyd (1764–1857), U.S. congressman; born in Albany James Cochran (1769–1848), U.S. congressman from New York; journalist; born in Albany Jacob Cuyler (1773–1854), born in Albany; British officer involved in the settlement of the 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape, South Africa Harmanus Bleecker (1779–1849), U.S. congressman; born in Albany Herman Knickerbocker (1779–1855), U.S. congressman; born in Albany John Duer (1782–1858), born in Albany; jurist; author; chief judge of New York Superior Court Harmanus Peek (1782–1838), born in Albany; U.S. congressman from New York Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783–1862), born in Albany; U.S. congressman; bank and insurance company president John K. Kane (1795–1858), born in Albany; politician, attorney, and jurist Joseph Henry (1797–1878), born in Albany; inventor of low- and high-resistance galvanometers; first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Robert Sanders (1705–1765), mayor of Albany from 1750 to 1754 === 19th century === James Montgomery Bailey (1841–1894), journalist and author; founder of newspapers Danbury News and Danbury Evening News; native of Albany William Bliss Baker (1856–1886), landscape artist in the Realism movement William Barnes Sr., attorney and Republican Party organizer Nicholas F. Beck (1796–1830), Adjutant General of New York Herman Bendell (1843–1932), physician; Civil War surgeon; superintendent of Indian Affairs Arizona Territory; American Consul Elsinore, Denmark; native of Albany James H. Blessing (1837–1910), mayor of Albany from 1900 to 1901 William Henry Bogart (1810–1888), member of the New York Legislature; author Francis Putnam Burns (1811–? ), piano maker in Albany Joseph Bradford Carr (1828–1895), born in Albany; Union Army general; Secretary of State of New York Robert Carter (1819–1879), born in Albany; author and editor; involved in the foundation of the Republican Party Nanette Comstock (1866–1942), born in Albany, stage actress Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), United States congressman and United States senator from New York; born in Albany John G. Farnsworth (1832–1895), Adjutant General of New York William Jermyn Florence (1831–1891), born in Albany; actor; comedian; improvisationalist Joseph R. Grismer (1849–1922), actor, playwright and theatrical producer; born in Albany Abraham Oakey Hall (1826–1898), born in Albany; mayor of New York City; author Thomas W. Harman (1807–1848), born in Albany, Adjutant General of New York Learned Hand (1872–1961), United States judge and judicial philosopher Henry James Sr.

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List of people associated with Albany County, New York

This is a list of notable people whose lives were significantly associated with Albany County, New York. == Chronological list == === 18th century === Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710–1792), born in Albany; politician who supported the American Revolution; presiding officer of the first New York provincial congress in 1775 Philip Livingston (1716–1778), born in Albany; local merchant; delegate to the Continental Congress; signer of the Declaration of Independence William Livingston (1723–1790), born in Albany; newspaper publisher; member of the Continental Congress; first Governor of New Jersey Henry Bogart (1729–1821), signer of the Sons of Liberty Constitution in 1766; elected representative of the first ward on the Albany Committee of Correspondence Abraham Cuyler (1742–1810), born in Albany; former mayor of Albany, merchant, land owner and British loyalist John Tayler (1742–1829), businessman and politician; represented Albany County in the New York State Assembly (1777–1779, 1780–1781, and 1785–1787); appointed city recorder (deputy mayor) of Albany in 1793; justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1797; represented Albany in the New York Senate 1802–1813; lieutenant governor (1811–1822); acting governor in 1817; died in Albany and is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands Peter W. Yates (1747–1826), lawyer and Continental Congressman; grew up in Albany and developed a prosperous legal practice there; served on the Albany City Council and in the county militia at the start of the American Revolution; represented Albany in the New York State Assembly and the Continental Congress Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War; born and died in Albany Isaac Mitchell (1759–1812), born in Albany; journalist, author, and editor of the Poughkeepsie Guardian, Albany Republican Crisis, and Poughkeepsie Republican Herald Alexander Boyd (1764–1857), U.S. congressman; born in Albany James Cochran (1769–1848), U.S. congressman from New York; journalist; born in Albany Jacob Cuyler (1773–1854), born in Albany; British officer involved in the settlement of the 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape, South Africa Harmanus Bleecker (1779–1849), U.S. congressman; born in Albany Herman Knickerbocker (1779–1855), U.S. congressman; born in Albany John Duer (1782–1858), born in Albany; jurist; author; chief judge of New York Superior Court Harmanus Peek (1782–1838), born in Albany; U.S. congressman from New York Gerrit Y. Lansing (1783–1862), born in Albany; U.S. congressman; bank and insurance company president John K. Kane (1795–1858), born in Albany; politician, attorney, and jurist Joseph Henry (1797–1878), born in Albany; inventor of low- and high-resistance galvanometers; first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Robert Sanders (1705–1765), mayor of Albany from 1750 to 1754 === 19th century === James Montgomery Bailey (1841–1894), journalist and author; founder of newspapers Danbury News and Danbury Evening News; native of Albany William Bliss Baker (1856–1886), landscape artist in the Realism movement William Barnes Sr., attorney and Republican Party organizer Nicholas F. Beck (1796–1830), Adjutant General of New York Herman Bendell (1843–1932), physician; Civil War surgeon; superintendent of Indian Affairs Arizona Territory; American Consul Elsinore, Denmark; native of Albany James H. Blessing (1837–1910), mayor of Albany from 1900 to 1901 William Henry Bogart (1810–1888), member of the New York Legislature; author Francis Putnam Burns (1811–? ), piano maker in Albany Joseph Bradford Carr (1828–1895), born in Albany; Union Army general; Secretary of State of New York Robert Carter (1819–1879), born in Albany; author and editor; involved in the foundation of the Republican Party Nanette Comstock (1866–1942), born in Albany, stage actress Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), United States congressman and United States senator from New York; born in Albany John G. Farnsworth (1832–1895), Adjutant General of New York William Jermyn Florence (1831–1891), born in Albany; actor; comedian; improvisationalist Joseph R. Grismer (1849–1922), actor, playwright and theatrical producer; born in Albany Abraham Oakey Hall (1826–1898), born in Albany; mayor of New York City; author Thomas W. Harman (1807–1848), born in Albany, Adjutant General of New York Learned Hand (1872–1961), United States judge and judicial philosopher Henry James Sr.

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