Carlos Clark Van Leer

Carlos Clark Van Leer (October 15, 1865 – November 3, 1953) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army and later became Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was a descendant of the Van Leer family, some the earliest settlers of the Pennsylvania Colony.

Carlos Clark Van Leer
Birth nameCarlos Clark Van Leer
BornOctober 15, 1865
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1953(1953-11-03) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1885-1904
Rank Captain
Battles/warsSpanish–American War
Alma materVanderbilt University

Early life

Van Leer was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His great-grandfather Samuel Van Leer fought in the American Revolutionary War along with his brother in-law Mad General Anthony Wayne.[1] The Van Leer family was well known in the iron business and active in the anti-slavery cause.[2] Several historical locations in Pennsylvania are associated with the Van Leer family including the Van Leer Cabin[3] and the Van Leer Pleasant Hill Plantation.[4] Van Leer received his degree in law from Vanderbilt University in 1895.[5][6]

Career

Carlos Served in the US Army along side his cousins as a First lieutenant and was eventually promoted to Captain. Later Van Leer served as the assisted director for the Office of Management and Budget and later Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was also a member of the American Chemical Society.[7] Van Leer passed away in 1953 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. [8]

Citations
  1. "Valley Forge Historical Society". 1962.
  2. Smith Futhey, J. (2007). "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies". History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies. pp. 687–688. ISBN 9780788443879.
  3. Southwell, Priscilla L. Cox. "Dating the Van Leer Cabin". tehistory.org. Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. Jordan, John W. (1911). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 1322–1323. ISBN 0-8063-0811-7. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. "Carlos Clark van Leer, Captain, United States Army".
  6. Waller, William (1890). Sons of the American Revolution 1902. Nashville, TN: Sons of the American Revolution. Retrieved 8 September 1902. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. "DRIED SKIM MILK SEEN AS a BIG WAR ASSET; Millions of Quarts Said to be Available for Desiccation (Published 1942)". 10 March 1942.
  8. Waller, William (1890). Vintage Vanderbilt Through The Years. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. ISBN 9780826504753. Retrieved 3 October 1970. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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