Peter Van Gaasbeck (September 27, 1754 – 1797) was an American merchant and politician from

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. He was born in

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, and educated in Kingston. During the Revolutionary War he served as a Major in the Ulster County militia. Van Gaasbeck was a successful merchant. He owned slaves. He was a supporter of the

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administration (the group later recognized as the

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), and was elected to the

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. He represented

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in the

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, March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795. In 1794 Van Gaasbeck married Sarah Dumont (or Dumond). He died in Kingston in 1797 and was buried at the First Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston. His name is sometimes spelled "Van Gaasbeek."

External links

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The History of Kingston, New York: From Its Early Settlement to the Year 1820
', by Marius Schoonmaker

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1754 births 1797 deaths People from Ulster County, New York People of the Province of New York American people of Dutch descent Pro-Administration Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) American slave owners Politicians from Kingston, New York New York (state) militiamen in the American Revolution Burials in New York (state) {{NewYork-Representative-stub