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VAN CORTLANDT, PIERRE

\vˈan kˈɔːtlənt], \vˈan kˈɔːtlənt], \v_ˈa_n k_ˈɔː_t_l_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of VAN CORTLANDT, PIERRE

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1721-1814), was a member of the New York Assembly from 1768 to 1775. He was a member of the first Provincial Congress, and was Lieutenant-Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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