Henry Rutgers
American politician (1745–1830)
Facts
19 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 7, 1745
- Date of death
- February 17, 1830
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the New York State Assembly (1784–present)[9]
- Educated at
- Columbia University[10]
- Father
- Hendrick Rutgers[6]
- Mother
- Catherina Rutgers[7]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Depicted by
- Henry Rutgers (1745–1830)[15]
- Described by source
- The Encyclopedia Americana, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, New International Encyclopedia, New Jersey Slavery Records
- Military branch
- Continental Army[12]
- Place of burial
- Green-Wood Cemetery[5]
- Social classification
- slave owner
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Rutgers
ko 헨리 럿거스
ru Генри Ратгерс
ru Ратгерс, Генри
uk Генрі Ратгерс
uk Генрі Ратґерс
🔖 Identifiers · 16
- ISNI
- 0000000024199481
- VIAF cluster ID
- 11305246
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n85337355
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Col henry rutgers.JPG ↗
- American National Biography ID
- 0900649
- Described at URL
- www.libraries.rutgers.edu
- FAST ID
- 172908
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 6405221
- Freebase ID
- /m/0474n4
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000013383401010
- Prabook ID
- 1046070
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6t15746
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- Trading Card Database name ID
- 131251
- WikiTree person ID
- Rutgers-238
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJjhBYkq7qxGGyXgKxvT73
- Yale LUX ID
- person/02208ae3-b518-4ac2-99ff-16aed570ff7e
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Country of citizenship 1
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Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Summary
Henry Rutgers's place of birth was New York City[1]. He was born on October 7, 1745[2]. He died on February 17, 1830[3]. He worked as a politician[4].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Henry Rutgers include Rutgers University[16], a public research university[17], in United States[18], founded in 1766[19].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Rutgers University[16], a public research university[17], in United States[18], founded in 1766[19].
FAQs
Where was Henry Rutgers born?
Born in New York City[1].
Who were Henry Rutgers's parents?
Henry Rutgers's father was Hendrick Rutgers[6]. Henry Rutgers's mother was Catherina Rutgers[7].
What did Henry Rutgers do for work?
Henry Rutgers worked as politician[4].
Where did Henry Rutgers go to school?
Henry Rutgers was educated at Columbia University[10].