Stephen Van Rensselaer

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Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Stephen Van Rensselaer III 8
Stephen Van Rensselaer canonical 3
Stephen Van Rensselaer II 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
landowner
patroon
philanthropist
politician
almaMater College of New Jersey
Harvard College
linked to: Harvard University
birthDate 1764-11-01
birthPlace New York City
coFounded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer School
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
deathDate 1839-01-26
deathPlace Albany, New York
linked to: Albany
educatedAt College of New Jersey
Harvard College
linked to: Harvard University
ethnicGroup Dutch Americans
linked to: Dutch American
familyName Van Rensselaer
father Stephen Van Rensselaer II
founded Rensselaer School
givenName Stephen
memberOf American Philosophical Society
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists
mother Catharina Livingston
notableFor being the last patroon of Rensselaerswyck
co-founding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
philanthropic support of education and science
service as Lieutenant Governor of New York
notableWork Co-founding of Rensselaer School
Development of Rensselaerswyck estate
occupation businessperson
farmer
landowner
philanthropist
politician
owned Rensselaerswyck
patroonOf Rensselaerswyck
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of the State of New York
Lieutenant Governor of New York
Major General in the New York Militia
Member of the New York State Assembly
Member of the New York State Senate
Member of the United States House of Representatives
religion Dutch Reformed Church
residence Albany, New York
linked to: Albany

Rensselaerswyck
sexOrGender male
spouse Cornelia Paterson
Margaret Schuyler

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Rensselaer County namedAfter Stephen Van Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute foundedBy Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Battle of Queenston Heights commander Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer familyName Van Rensselaer
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer father Stephen Van Rensselaer II
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute foundedBy Stephen Van Rensselaer III
subject linked to: RPI
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Amos Eaton collaboratedWith Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Catherine Van Rensselaer relative Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Margarita Schuyler spouse Stephen Van Rensselaer III
subject linked to: Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephentown, New York namedAfter Stephen Van Rensselaer
Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer spouse Stephen Van Rensselaer II
subject linked to: Schuyler family
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Van Rensselaer family notableMember Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Rensselaer School foundedBy Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer
Rensselaer School namedAfter Stephen Van Rensselaer III
linked to: Stephen Van Rensselaer