John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (June 22, 1811 – November 21, 1877) was a United States Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction. His last name is pronounced to rhyme with "shine." He was of Dutch descent, with Van Schaick, Lansing and Pruyn all being prominent Dutch family names in upstate New York.
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22 June 1811 Albany, New York, U.S.
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21 November 1877 (aged 66) Clifton Springs, New York, U.S.
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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