Background
He was the son of James Colvin (1776–1846) and Catherine Huyck (Verplanck) Colvin (1778–1882).
He was the son of James Colvin (1776–1846) and Catherine Huyck (Verplanck) Colvin (1778–1882).
He attended The Albany Academy. Then he studied law in the office of Van Buren & Butler, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Albany.
He was Corporation Counsel of Albany in 1842. He was buried at the Grove Cemetery in Coeymans.
Andrew J. Colvin was District Attorney of Albany County from 1846 to 1847, and from 1851 to 1853. And a member of the New York State Senate (13th Doctorate) in 1860 and 1861.