– 1 8 6 2 ), ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁Susan ▁Y ates ▁L ans ing ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 8 7 4 ), ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁wife ▁of ▁Peter ▁G anse vo ort ▁( 1 7 8 8 – 1 8 7 6 ), ▁son ▁of ▁Gen . ▁Peter ▁G anse vo ort . ▁Through ▁his ▁brother ▁Sand ers , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁Robert ▁L ans ing ▁( 1 7 9 9 – 1 8 7 8 ), ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senator ▁and ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Robert ▁L ans ing . ▁ ▁Career ▁L ans ing ▁studied ▁law ▁with ▁Robert ▁Y ates ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁L ans ing ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁secretary ▁to ▁General ▁Philip ▁Sch uy ler . ▁After wards ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 - 8 6 , ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 8 – 8 9 , ▁being ▁its ▁Spe aker ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁terms . ▁He ▁served ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁