Background
He was the son of John Vanderbilt (1794–1842) and Sarah Lott (1795–1859).
He was the son of John Vanderbilt (1794–1842) and Sarah Lott (1795–1859).
He was baptised on February 21 at the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church. He was First Judge of the Kings County Court from 1844 to 1847. At the New York state election, 1856, he ran on the Democratic ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was defeated by Republican Henry R. Selden.
In 1881, his widow published The Social History of Flatbush.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd Doctorate) in 1852 and 1853.