Moses I. Cantine
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Moses I. Cantine was an American
United States
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 politician from New York
New York
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.

He was the son of John Cantine
John Cantine
John Cantine Born in Marbletown, New York, Cantine served in both houses of the New York Legislature. Cantine also served in the New York state convention concerning the ratification of the United States Constitution...

. Cantine served in both houses of the New York Legislature
New York Legislature
The New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...

. President Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....

 was his brother-in-law.

On August 25, 1820, Cantine and Isaac Q. Leake took over the Albany Argus from Jesse Buel and subsequently became New York State Printers.

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