Moses I. Cantine Explained

Moses I. Cantine (January 18, 1774 - January 24, 1823) was an American politician, judge and newspaper editor from New York. A Democratic-Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Senate and First Judge of the Greene County Court.

Biography

Cantine was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York on January 18, 1774, a son of Johannes and Maria (Brodhead) Cantine.[1] [2] He graduated from Princeton University in 1796, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Greene County, New York.[1] [3]

A member of the Democratic-Republican Party,[4] Cantine served as district attorney of the Third District (Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties) from 1805 to 1806, 1808 to 1810, and 1811 to 1818.[5] He served in the New York State Senate from 1814 to 1818.[2] He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1818 to 1820.[1]

A longtime member of the New York Militia, Cantine served as inspector of the 4th Brigade with the rank of major.[6] [7] During the War of 1812, he served on the northern frontier, the border area between New York and Canada.[8] In 1818, he was appointed the militia's judge advocate general with the rank of lieutenant colonel.[6] [9]

On August 25, 1820, Cantine and Isaac Q. Leake took over the Albany Argus from Jesse Buel.[1] In addition to publishing the newspaper, Cantine and Leake received appointment as the official state printers.[10]

He died in Albany, New York on January 24, 1823.[2] Contemporary news accounts indicate that Cantine died after drinking Crème de Noyaux.[11] This liqueur contains trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, and bottles left to age will sometimes have the poison concentrate near the top, posing a risk to the person who takes the first drink after the bottle is opened.[12]

Family

Cantine was married to Christina Hoes (1780-1823), the sister of Martin Van Buren's wife Hannah.[1] They were the parents of two children, Moses Jr. and Christina.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Titus, Elroy Wilson . 1984 . A History of the Titus and Related Families . Columbus, OH . E. W. Titus . 892, 907 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Huntington, Alice Cantine . 1957 . The Cantine Family: Descendants of Moses Cantine . Wrst Hartford, CT . Chedwato Service . 17 . Internet Archive.
  3. Book: Princeton University . 1908 . General Catalogue of Princeton University, 1746-1906 . Philadelphia, PA . John C. Winston Company . 110 . Google Books.
  4. Book: Hammond, Jabez Delano . 1850 . The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York . I . Buffalo, NY . Phinney & Co. . 376 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: History of Greene County, New York . Beers . J. B. . 1884 . History of Greene County . Dianne Schnettler, transcriber . September 7, 2020 . August 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806110759/http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2/beers_history_of_greene_county_outline_of_greene_county.htm . live .
  6. Book: Hastings . Hugh . 1898 . Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins . I . New York, NY . Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford . 492, 744 . Google Books.
  7. Book: Guernsey, Rocellus Sheridan . 1895 . New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812-15 . II . New York, NY . Charles L. Woodward . 164 . Google Books.
  8. News: January 28, 1823 . Death Notice, Moses I. Cantine . Albany Argus . Albany, NY . 1 . . September 8, 2020 . May 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523145527/https://www.genealogybank.com/ . live .
  9. Book: Hastings . Hugh . Noble . Henry Harmon . 1902 . Documents of the Senate of the State of New York: Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York . XI . Albany, NY . J. B. Lyon Company . 1954 . . 2020-09-08 . 2024-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617223925/https://books.google.com/books?id=LqIlAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1954#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
  10. News: November 17, 1820 . Legislature of New-York: Moses I. Cantine and Isaac Q. Leake . The Evening Post . New York, NY . 2 . . September 7, 2020 . June 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617223919/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-post-cantine-leake-printer/58830488/ . live .
  11. News: February 5, 1823 . Death Notice, Moses I. Cantine . Northern Spectator . Poultney, VT . 3 . . September 7, 2020 . June 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617223804/https://www.newspapers.com/article/northern-spectator-died-cantine/58829705/ . live .
  12. Book: Hall . Alan . Isom . Gary E. . Rockwood . Gary A. . 2015 . Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens: Experimental, Applied and Clinical Aspects . West Sussex, United Kingdom . John Wiley & Sons . xix . 978-1-1186-2895-9 . . 2020-09-07 . 2024-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617223927/https://books.google.com/books?id=D1q-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PR19#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .

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