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William Peter Van Ness (February 13, 1778 – September 6, 1826) was a United States federal judge. ==Early Life and education== Born in Ghent, New York, Van Ness was the son of Judge Peter Van Ness (1734-1804). Peter Van Ness was a wealthy lawyer and farmer, and was the owner of the property on which William P. Van Ness constructed a mansion in 1797. The home and land were later purchased by Martin Van Buren, who renamed the estate Lindenwald. Peter Van Ness is buried on the Lindenwald estate.〔(New York, a Guide to the Empire State ), sponsored by New York State Historical Association, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1940, pages 564 to 565〕 William Van Ness's brothers included U.S. Representative and Washington, D.C. Mayor John Peter Van Ness〔(The Life and Times of Martin Van Buren: The Correspondence of his Friends, Family and Pupils ), by William Lyon Mackenzie, 1846, page 23〕 and Vermont Governor Cornelius Peter Van Ness.〔(Early History of Vermont ), LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 4, 1903, page 124〕 William Van Ness attended Washington Seminary〔(The Parsonage Between Two Manors: Annals of Clover-Reach ), by Elizabeth Louise Gebhard, 1910, page 45〕 and graduated from Columbia College in 1797.〔(Officers and Graduates of Columbia University ), published by Columbia University, 1916, page 88〕 After graduating from college William Van Ness read law in the office of Edward Livingston, attaining admission to the bar in 1800.〔(Biographical sketches of the distinguished men of Columbia County ), by William Raymond, 1851, page 33〕〔(A Group of Great Lawyers of Columbia County, New York ), by Peyton Farrell Miller, 1904, pages 133 to 135〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William P. Van Ness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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