Career
He was the son of Zephaniah Platt and Mary Van Wyck Platt (1743–1809).
He was the son of Zephaniah Platt and Mary Van Wyck Platt (1743–1809).
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Company) in 1807, and as a Federalist, was New York State Treasurer from 1813 to 1817.