Medical doctor, Union Army surgeon, and four term member of Congress from New York.
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Life Summary
Full name
Henry Van Aernam
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
2
Family
Jacob Bogert Van Aernam (father), Hannah Wallace Van Aernam (mother), Amy Melissa Etheridge (wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Geneva Medical College (NY)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Doctor, Dentist or Nurse
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Other Affiliations
Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)
Government
Grant Administration (1869-77)
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Military
Union Army
