| Gerrit Y. Lansing | |
| Image Name: | Gerrit Yates Lansing.jpg |
| Office: | Chancellor of the University of the State of New York |
| Term Start: | 1849 |
| Term End: | 1862 |
| Predecessor: | Peter Wendell |
| Successor: | John V. L. Pruyn |
| Office1: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1831 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1837 |
| Predecessor1: | Ambrose Spencer |
| Successor1: | Albert Gallup |
| Birth Name: | Gerrit Yates Lansing |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1783 |
| Birth Place: | Albany, Province of New York |
| Death Place: | Albany, New York |
| Resting Place: | Albany Rural Cemetery |
| Alma Mater: | Union College |
| Parents: | Abraham G. Lansing Susanna Yates |
| Relatives: | John Lansing Jr. (uncle) Abraham Yates (grandfather) |
| Children: | 4 |
| Party: | Jacksonian |
Gerrit Yates Lansing (August 4, 1783 – January 3, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1831 to 1837.[1]
Lansing was born in Albany, New York, on August 4, 1783. He was third of sixteen children born to Susanna Yates and Abraham G. Lansing, the New York State Treasurer. His younger sister, Susan Yates Lansing, became the second wife of Peter Gansevoort, son of Gen. Peter Gansevoort, in 1843.[2]
He was the nephew of John Lansing Jr.[3] His maternal grandfather was Abraham Yates.[4]
Lansing pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College in 1800. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Albany.[1]
Lansing worked as the private secretary to Governor Morgan Lewis, the third Governor of New York.[4]
He served as Clerk of the New York State Assembly in 1807. He served as judge of the Albany County probate court from 1816 to 1823.[1]
Lansing was elected a regent of the University of the State of New York in 1829 and served until his death. He was appointed chancellor of the board on October 31, 1842, and served until his death.[1]
He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1837). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1836, and returned to practicing law.[1]
Lansing served as president of the Albany Savings Bank from 1854 until his death, and president of the Albany Insurance Company from 1859 until his death.[1]
In March 1808, Lansing married Helen Ten Eyck (1787–1838), the daughter of Abraham Ten Eyck (1744–1824) and Annatje (née Lansing) Ten Eyck (1746–1823).[3] Their children included:
Lansing died in Albany on January 3, 1862.[5] He was interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.[6] [7]