Barent Philip Staats (born September 25, 1796) was the mayor of

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. Staats ran as a Democrat and defeated John Townsend ( Whig) by 336 votes in 1842. The next year he doesn't run for reelection, and

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(Whig) defeated Peter Gansevoort by 226 votes. During the

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from January 1 – December 31, 1834 he was a Jacksonian Assemblyman. He was a doctor. Philip S. Staats, son of Joachim and Elizabeth (Schuyler) Staats, was born July 26, 1755 and married Annetje Van Alstyne (baptized January 13, 1762). He lived on

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, and his fourth child was Barent P. Staats. Staats married Maria Gourlay. His second wife was Maria Ann Winne and his third wife was Caroline Porter. He is buried at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Staata, Barent 1796 births Year of death missing Mayors of Albany, New York American people of Dutch descent