Cornelius P. Van Ness

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10^th Governor of Vermont
Cornelius P. Van Ness

In office 1823 – 1826
Lieutenant	Aaron Leland
Preceded by	Richard Skinner
Succeeded by	Ezra Butler

Born	January 26, 1782 (1782-01-26) Kinderhook, New York
Died	December 15, 1852 (aged 70)
Political party	Democratic Republican
Profession	Lawyer / Judge / Politician

Cornelius P. Van Ness (January 26, 1782 - December 15, 1852) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. Butler was a Democratic Republican. He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.

Born in Kinderhook, New York January 26, 1782. In 1800 he joined his brother's law office in New York and he was admitted to the bar four years later. He moved to St. Albans, Vermont in 1806 and later to Burlington, Vermont in 1809 when he was appointed United States district attorney for the district of Vermont. He was made collector of customs for the district of Vermont in 1813 and in 1816 the president made Van Ness commissioner on the part of the United States to settle the northeastern boundary.

His son James became a Mayor of San Francisco was and his daughter married the British diplomat William Gore Ouseley.

Elected to the Assembly of the State in Vermont in 1818, he was later appointed as appointed chief-justice of the Supreme Court of Vermont 1821 - 1823 when he became Governor of Vermont. After being twice re-elected, in 1826 he declined re-election and returned to his profession until 1829 when he became envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the court of Spain. William T. Barry was appointed to the post in April 1835, but died before arriving August 30, in Liverpool. President Jackson then appointed John H. Eaton to the post in March 1836 and Van Ness presented his recall on December 21, 1836.

Van Ness is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington DC.

Preceded by Alexander H. Everett	U.S. Minister to Spain 1829–1836	Succeeded by William T. Barry

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