History of Lansingburgh, (Rensselaer County) New York United States of America

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Dirck Cornelius Lansing, educator, was born in Lansingburg, N.Y., March 3, 1785. He was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1804, A.M., 1807, studied theology, and was ordained by the presbytery at Onondaga, N.Y., in December, 1807. He preached at Onondaga, 1807-14; at Stillwater, N.Y., 1814-16, at the Park Street church, Boston, Mass., 1816; at Auburn, N.Y., 1817-29; at Utica, 1829-33, and at the Houston Street Presbyterian church, New York city, 1833-35. In 1835 he removed to Auburn, N.Y., where he remained for three years without charge and afterward resided in Utica, Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y. In 1846 he returned to the ministry, preaching at the Christie Street church, New York city, 1846-48, and at the Clinton Avenue church, Brooklyn, 1848-55. He was a trustee of Auburn Theological seminary, 1820-30 and 1835-57, vice-president of the board of trustees, 1820-24, and professor of sacred rhetoric and pastoral theology, 1821-26, serving without salary, and as financial agent raising large sums for the seminary. Williams college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1826. He was married four times as follows: first, Feb. 14, 1805, to Elizabeth Vanderheyden of Lansingburg: secondly, Feb. 11, 1813, to Laura Alexander of Onondaga; thirdly, Nov. 28, 1831, to Susan Frances Van Raust of New York city; fourthly, April 15, 1852, to Laura (Camp) Dickinson of Hanover, N.H. Of his six sons and seven daughters, three sons and five daughters survived him. He published Sermons on Important Subjects (1825). He died at Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19, 1857.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Lansingburgh, (Rensselaer County) New York

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