Peter Silvester (1734 – October 15, 1808) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a prominent Federalist attorney in Kinderhook. He was a mentor to Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States and was the grandfather of New York Representative Peter Henry Silvester.
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1734 Shelter Island, Province of New York, British America
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15 October 1808 (aged 74) Kinderhook, New York, U.S.
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