Robert Troup

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Robert Troup (1757–January 14, 1832) was a soldier, lawyer and jurist from New York.

Robert Troup was born in 1757 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He read law and attended King's College (now Columbia University) in 1774. He reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Army serving from 1776 to 1780. He was an aide to General Horatio Gates and participated in the Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 17, 1777. He is depicted in the painting of the Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga by John Trumbull.

Robert Troup was a personal friend of Alexander Hamilton, who had been his King's College roommate, served with him in the Hearts of Oak militia unit, and supported him in politics. He was appointed by Congress as Secretary of the Board of War in 1778 and Secretary of the Board of Treasury from 1779 to 1780. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1786. He was Clerk of Court of the District of New York from 1789 to 1796 when he was nominated to fill the judicial seat vacated by John Laurance. He served as a Judge in the District of New York from December 10, 1796 to April 4, 1798.

Robert Troup died January 14, 1832 in New York, NY.