Carlos Clark Van Leer Explained

Carlos Clark Van Leer
Birth Date:October 15, 1865
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Placeofburial:Arlington National Cemetery
Birth Name:Carlos Clark Van Leer
Relatives:Samuel Van Leer (great-grandfather)
Anthony Wayne Van Leer (son)
Carlos Clark Van Leer (son)
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1885-1904
Rank: Captain
Battles:Spanish–American War
Alma Mater:Vanderbilt University

Carlos Clark Van Leer (October 15, 1865  - November 3, 1953) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War and as Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was a member of the influential Van Leer family.

Early life and education

Van Leer was born on October 15, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee, to Samuel Van Leer and Alice Clark.[1] He graduated with a degree in law from Vanderbilt University in 1895.[2] He married Harriet Taylor Draper in Washington, Kansas on August 23, 1905.[3] He was a member of the influential Van Leer family and his great-grandfather Samuel Van Leer was a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.[2] Both his sons Anthony and Carlos served as military officers. His son Anthony Wayne Van Leer also had a long prominent military career as an officer in the Navy. After graduating from Dartmouth as an engineer, Anthony served during World War II and later worked for the White House on various engineering projects.[4] [5] [6] His son Carlos graduated from Yale University and served as an officer during multiple wars.[7]

Career

Van Leer served in the US Army as a first lieutenant and was promoted to captain. He served in the Spanish–American War and returned home to work as a government official running the treasury branch in Tennessee[8] Van Leer served as the assistant director for the Office of Management and Budget and later worked as the Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury.[3] Van Leer died on November 3, 1953, and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haskins . Charles Waldo . National Yearbook - National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution . 1902 . National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution . 319 . 24 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Bernard Vanleer GENERATION 9.4 – FOURTH CHILD OF SAMUEL VANLEER . www.vanleerarchives.org . Van Leer Archives . 24 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Patterson . Michael Robert . Carlos Clark Van Leer Captain, United States Army . www.arlingtoncemetery.net . Michael Robert Patterson . 24 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Archives . Van Leer . Anthony Wayne Van Leer Bio . Van Leer Family Archives & History . 26 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Bernard Vanleer GENERATION 9.4 – FOURTH CHILD OF SAMUEL VANLEER . www.vanleerarchives.org . Van Leer Archives . 24 August 2022.
  6. Web site: JR . CHARLES V. RAYMOND,HARRISON F. CONDON . 1930 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine March 1974 . Dartmouth Alumni Magazine The Complete Archive.
  7. News: Barnes . Bart . Carlos Van Leer died at 86 . Washington Post . 30 January 1993.
  8. Book: Official Register of the United States . 1905. U.S. Government Printing Office. . Nashville, TN . 9780826504753 . 1 July 1905.
  9. Web site: Van Leer, Carlos C . www.ancexplorer.army.mil . U.S. Army . 24 August 2022.
  10. Book: Waller. William . Vintage Vanderbilt Through The Years . 1890. . Nashville, TN . 9780826504753 . 3 October 1970.