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{{short description|Major League Baseball owner and political figure in New York City}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Cornelius Van Cott
|image = Cornelius Van Cott.jpg
|alt =
|caption = Van Cott in the ''[[New-York Tribune]]'' of {{nowrap|October 26, 1904}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1838|2|12}}
|birth_place = [[Manhattan|Manhattan, New York]], U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1904|10|25|1838|2|12}}
|death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
|occupation =
* Owner of the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1893}}–{{mlby|1894}})
* Member of the [[New York State Senate]] (1888–1889)
* [[Postmaster of New York City]] (1889–1893; 1897–1904)
|awards =
|signature = Signature of Cornelius Van Cott (1838–1904).png
}}
'''Cornelius C. Van Cott''' (February 12, 1838 – October 25, 1904) was the owner of the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] for two years in the 1890s. He later was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] and served two terms as [[Postmaster of New York City]].

== Biography ==
Van Cott was born on February 12, 1838, to Richard Gabriel Van Cott and Caroline Case. In 1860, he married Fanny Thompson. As a youth, Van Cott worked in a print shop for the [[American Tract Society]].<ref name=Marquis>[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica02marq/page/1166 VAN COTT, CORNELIUS] in ''[[Who's Who in America]]'', 1902-1903</ref> He subsequently held other positions, including vice-president of [[Aetna|Etna Fire Insurance]].<ref name=Marquis/>

In January 1893, Van Cott purchased the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] franchise from [[John B. Day]]; in January 1895, he sold the franchise to [[Andrew Freedman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/sf/history/owners.jsp |title=Giants All-Time Owners |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Van Cott was a member of the [[New York State Senate]], representing the 8th District in [[111th New York State Legislature|1888]] and [[112th New York State Legislature|1889]]. On May 1, 1889, Van Cott took office as [[Postmaster of New York City]]; he was succeeded by [[Charles W. Dayton]] on June 5, 1893; Van Cott then returned to office on May 12, 1897, and remained in office until his death.

Van Cott died on October 25, 1904, at his temporary residence at 163 West 86th Street, in [[Manhattan]], reportedly of heart disease.<ref>{{cite news |title=Van Cott Dies. Worry Killed Him, Family Say. Apparently Rallied After Spending Night at Post Office. Temporary Successor, to be Named by Bondsmen, Likely to Stay Until After Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1904/10/26/archives/van-cott-dies-worry-killed-him-family-say-apparently-rallied-after.html |quote=Postmaster of the City of New York and Republican leader of the Fifth Assembly District, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday ... |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 26, 1904 |accessdate=2011-05-10 }}</ref>

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