Governors of New York From 1777 to 1920

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Born, Westchester county, June 21, 1774 Died, Staten Island, June 11, 1825 1795 Graduated from Columbia College Lawyer Member of Constitutional Convention Member of Assembly March to July - Representative in Congress (resigned) 1804 - 07 Associate Justice Supreme Court 1807 - 15 Governor four terms Advocated Erie canal Law passed abolishing slavery in New York after July 1, 1827 Prorogued Legislature Resigned office of Governor to become Vice President 1817 - 21 vice-president 1821 Offered Secretary of State by President Madison (declined) Opponents: 1807 Morgan Lewis (fed.) 1810 Jonas Platt (fed.) 1813 Stephen Van Rensselaer (fed.) 1816 Rufus King (fed.)