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Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (November 18, 1790 – July 27, 1838) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a
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from
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from 1837 to 1838.


Early life

Bruyn was born in
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on November 18, 1790. He was a son of Jenneke (
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DeWitt) Bruyn and Jacobus S. Bruyn (1749–1823), a New York Assemblymen from
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from 1797 to 1799 and a member of
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from 1800 to 1805. He came from a large and politically prominent family that included uncles Severyn Tenhout Bruyn, a New York Assemblyman,
Johannes Bruyn Johannes Bruyn (February 21, 1750 – February 10, 1814) was an American politician from Ulster County, New York. Early life Bruyn was born on February 21, 1750, in Shawangunk, New York. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Jane (née Graham) Pruyn ...
, a New York Assemblymen and member of New York State Senate, and
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, also a New York Assemblymen from Ulster County from 1793 to 1794. Through his uncle Johannes, he was a first cousin of Charles D. Bruyn, a New York Assemblymen from
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and Ulster counties. His paternal grandfather, Jacobus Bruyn, had been a member of the
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, the legislative body of the
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, from 1759 to 1768. His maternal grandparents were Blandina Elmendorf Ten Eyck and Andries J. DeWitt, brother of Col.
Charles DeWitt Charles DeWitt (April 27, 1727 – August 27, 1787) was an American statesman and miller from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Early life DeWitt was born in Kingston, New York, the eldest so ...
(both first cousin once removed of
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,
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, George Clinton, Jr. and Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt). He attended
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,
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, and was graduated from
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in 1810. In 1811, Bruyn attend the
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and studied under
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.


Career

He studied law, was
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in 1814 and commenced practice in
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. He was a Justice of the Peace in 1817 and served as first surrogate of
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1817–1821. He served as member of the
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in 1818. He was appointed trustee of Ithaca in 1821 and served as president of the village in 1822. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the
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in 1825. He became county supervisor in 1825 and was made treasurer of the village 1826–1828. He served as judge of the
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1826–1836. He served as a director of the Ithaca and Owego Railroad in 1828. He was also interested in banking. He was a
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in the
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. Bruyn was elected as a
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to the
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and served from March 4, 1837, until his death the following year in 1838.


Personal life

Bruyn was married to Abigail Champlin (1802–1892). Together, they were the parents of eight children, including: * Jane J. Bruyn (1820–1906), who married Alexander McCalla Mann (d. 1893). * William Van Ness Bruyn (1823–1886), who married Sarah McCormick (1828–1855) * Hannah M. Bruyn (1825–1896), who married Amasa Byron Dana (1819–1887). * Matilda Bruyn (1827–1832), who died young. * Dewitt C. Bruyn (1830–1909), a
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soldier who was a noted
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and
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architect who designed the William Kehoe House. * Ann Bruyn (1833–1910), who married Dr. Edward Jay Morgan Sr. (1825–1894) * Joshua Champlin Bruyn (1835–1901), a Confederate soldier with the Oglethorpe Light Infantry who was a
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at
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. Bruyn died in Ithaca on July 27, 1838. He was interred in Ithaca City Cemetery. His widow lived for another 54 years until her death in 1892.


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyn, Andrew DeWitt 1790 births 1838 deaths Town supervisors in New York (state) Politicians from Ithaca, New York Princeton University alumni Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American lawyers De Witt family Bruyn family 1828 United States presidential electors 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature