# Barent Staats

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'''Barent Philip Staats''' (September 25, 1796 – ?) was an American politician who served as the mayor of [Albany, New York](/source/Albany%2C_New_York). Staats ran as a Democrat and defeated John Townsend ([Whig](/source/Whig_(United_States))) by 336 votes in 1842. The next year he doesn't run for reelection, and [Friend Humphrey](/source/Friend_Humphrey) (Whig) defeated Peter Gansevoort by 226 votes.

During the [57th New York State Legislature](/source/57th_New_York_State_Legislature) from January 1 – December 31, 1834 he was a [Jacksonian](/source/Jacksonian_Democrats) Assemblyman. He was a doctor.

Philip S. Staats, son of Joachim and Elizabeth (Schuyler) Staats, was born July 26, 1755, and married Annetje Van Alstyne (baptized January 13, 1762). He lived on [Staats Island](/source/Staats_Island), [Rensselaer County](/source/Rensselaer_County), and his fourth child was Barent P. Staats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/hatt.html|title=Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Hatt|author=Robert G. Sullivan, Schenectady County Public Library|work=schenectadyhistory.org|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref>

Staats married Maria Gourlay. His second wife was Maria Ann Winne and his third wife was Caroline Porter. He is buried at [Albany Rural Cemetery](/source/Albany_Rural_Cemetery) in [Menands, New York](/source/Menands%2C_New_York).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sproat to Staffin|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|work=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref>

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