Moses I. Cantine

Moses I. Cantine (January 18, 1774 - January 24, 1823) was an American politician, judge and newspaper editor from New York. A Democratic-Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Senate and First Judge of the Greene County Court.

Biography

Cantine was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York on January 18, 1774, a son of Johannes and Maria (Brodhead) Cantine. ^{[1] [2]} He graduated from Princeton University in 1796, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Greene County, New York. ^{[1] [3]}

A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, ^[4] Cantine served as district attorney of the Third District (Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties) from 1805 to 1806, 1808 to 1810, and 1811 to 1818. ^[5] He served in the New York State Senate from 1814 to 1818. ^[2] He served as First Judge of the Greene County Court from 1818 to 1820. ^[1]

A longtime member of the New York Militia, Cantine served as inspector of the 4th Brigade with the rank of major. ^{[6] [7]} During the War of 1812, he served on the northern frontier, the border area between New York and Canada. ^[8] In 1818, he was appointed the militia's judge advocate general with the rank of lieutenant colonel. ^{[6] [9]}

On August 25, 1820, Cantine and Isaac Q. Leake took over the Albany Argus from Jesse Buel. ^[1] In addition to publishing the newspaper, Cantine and Leake received appointment as the official state printers. ^[10]

He died in Albany, New York on January 24, 1823. ^[2] Contemporary news accounts indicate that Cantine died after drinking Crème de Noyaux. ^[11] This liqueur contains trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, and bottles left to age will sometimes have the poison concentrate near the top, posing a risk to the person who takes the first drink after the bottle is opened. ^[12]

Family

Cantine was married to Christina Hoes (1780-1823), the sister of Martin Van Buren's wife Hannah. ^[1] They were the parents of two children, Moses Jr. and Christina. ^[1]

Sources

1. Titus, Elroy Wilson (1984). A History of the Titus and Related Families. Columbus, OH: E. W. Titus. pp. 892, 907 – via Google Books.
2. Huntington, Alice Cantine (1957). The Cantine Family: Descendants of Moses Cantine. Wrst Hartford, CT: Chedwato Service. p. 17 – via Internet Archive.
3. Princeton University (1908). General Catalogue of Princeton University, 1746-1906. Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company. p. 110 – via Google Books.
4. Hammond, Jabez Delano (1850). The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York. Vol. I. Buffalo, NY: Phinney & Co. p. 376 – via Google Books.
5. Beers, J. B. (1884). "History of Greene County, New York". History of Greene County. Dianne Schnettler, transcriber. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
6. Hastings, Hugh, ed. (1898). Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins. Vol. I. New York, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford. pp. 492, 744 – via Google Books.
7. Guernsey, Rocellus Sheridan (1895). New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812-15. Vol. II. New York, NY: Charles L. Woodward. p. 164 – via Google Books.
8. "Death Notice, Moses I. Cantine". Albany Argus. Albany, NY. January 28, 1823. p. 1 – via GenealogyBank.com.
9. Hastings, Hugh; Noble, Henry Harmon, eds. (1902). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York: Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York. Vol. XI. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 1954 – via Google Books.
10. "Legislature of New-York: Moses I. Cantine and Isaac Q. Leake". The Evening Post. New York, NY. November 17, 1820. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Death Notice, Moses I. Cantine". Northern Spectator. Poultney, VT. February 5, 1823. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Hall, Alan; Isom, Gary E.; Rockwood, Gary A., eds. (2015). Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens: Experimental, Applied and Clinical Aspects. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. p. xix. ISBN   978-1-1186-2895-9 – via Google Books.

External links

• Moses I. Cantine at Political Graveyard