VERPLANCK, Gulian Crommelin (1786-1870)
Jacksonian of New York 
3rd congressional district
Served in House 1825-1833
Biography
Representative from New York; born in New York City August 6, 1786; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University), New York City, in 1801; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1807; member of the State assembly 1820-1823; professor at General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1821-1824; elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1833); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Twenty-second Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1832; unsuccessful Whig candidate for mayor of New York City in 1834; member of the State senate 1838-1841; governor of the city hospital 1823-1865; regent of the State university 1826-1870 and vice chancellor 1858-1870; president of the board of commissioners of immigration 1846-1870; member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868; died in New York City on March 18, 1870; interment in Trinity Churchyard, Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
