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Life Summary
Full name
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Disputed
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
11
No. of Spouses
1
Family
Jacob Van Valkenburg (father), Mary Bethia Higgins Van Valkenburg (mother), Catherine F Rumsey (first wife), Anna Schoyer (second wife)
Other Education
Franklin Academy (NY)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Diplomat
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Johnson Administration (1865-69)
Diplomat
US House of Representatives
State legislature
State supreme court
Military
Union Army
