Background
James I. Van Alen was born in Kinderhook, New York on December 31, 1772, the son of Johannes Van Alen and Marytje Goes (or Hoes) Van Alen.
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James Alen
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Education
Van Alen attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Kinderhook, later practicing in partnership with Martin Van Buren.
Career
From 1797 to 1801 he was Kinderhook"s Town Clerk. Van Alen was surrogate judge of Columbia County from 1804 to 1808. Van Alen was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808.
He later returned to the surrogate judge"s position, serving from 1815 until his death. (He was succeeded by Abraham A. Van Buren (1788-1836), brother of Martin Van Buren and Van Alen"s half-brother.)
He died in Kinderhook on May 18, 1822, and was buried at Kinderhook Cemetery.
He was not married and had no children.
Membership
He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1801, and was a justice of the peace from 1801 to 1804. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1804.
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United States