Son of George and Cordelia (Webb) Colyer. His first wife was Mary Lydia (Hancock) Colyer and his second wife was Louise Carolyn (Lane) Colyer.
Vincent was an artist, who painted in the Hudson River School style. He had been elected as an associate member of the Academy of Design.
After the Civil War ended, Vincent was made Peace Commissioner by the War Department.
He and his wife Mary lived on Bleecker Street in New York before moving to Contentment Island in Darien, Connecticut.
He was pall-bearer at his friend John Kensett's funeral on December 16, 1872. Kensett had caught pneumonia and died on December 14th, from the failed attempt in trying to save Vincent's wife Mary on October 31, 1872.
After the death of his wife Mary, Vincent remarried on December 2, 1874 in Manhattan, and continued to live on Contentment Island with his wife Louise, residing in a house, formerly known as the New York State Building, purchased from 1876's Centennial International Exhibition.
He was elected to the House of Representatives where he served for a term.
Vincent was an artist, who painted in the Hudson River School style. He had been elected as an associate member of the Academy of Design.
After the Civil War ended, Vincent was made Peace Commissioner by the War Department.
He and his wife Mary lived on Bleecker Street in New York before moving to Contentment Island in Darien, Connecticut.
He was pall-bearer at his friend John Kensett's funeral on December 16, 1872. Kensett had caught pneumonia and died on December 14th, from the failed attempt in trying to save Vincent's wife Mary on October 31, 1872.
After the death of his wife Mary, Vincent remarried on December 2, 1874 in Manhattan, and continued to live on Contentment Island with his wife Louise, residing in a house, formerly known as the New York State Building, purchased from 1876's Centennial International Exhibition.
He was elected to the House of Representatives where he served for a term.
Son of George and Cordelia (Webb) Colyer. His first wife was Mary Lydia (Hancock) Colyer and his second wife was Louise Carolyn (Lane) Colyer.
Vincent was an artist, who painted in the Hudson River School style. He had been elected as an associate member of the Academy of Design.
After the Civil War ended, Vincent was made Peace Commissioner by the War Department.
He and his wife Mary lived on Bleecker Street in New York before moving to Contentment Island in Darien, Connecticut.
He was pall-bearer at his friend John Kensett's funeral on December 16, 1872. Kensett had caught pneumonia and died on December 14th, from the failed attempt in trying to save Vincent's wife Mary on October 31, 1872.
After the death of his wife Mary, Vincent remarried on December 2, 1874 in Manhattan, and continued to live on Contentment Island with his wife Louise, residing in a house, formerly known as the New York State Building, purchased from 1876's Centennial International Exhibition.
He was elected to the House of Representatives where he served for a term.
Vincent was an artist, who painted in the Hudson River School style. He had been elected as an associate member of the Academy of Design.
After the Civil War ended, Vincent was made Peace Commissioner by the War Department.
He and his wife Mary lived on Bleecker Street in New York before moving to Contentment Island in Darien, Connecticut.
He was pall-bearer at his friend John Kensett's funeral on December 16, 1872. Kensett had caught pneumonia and died on December 14th, from the failed attempt in trying to save Vincent's wife Mary on October 31, 1872.
After the death of his wife Mary, Vincent remarried on December 2, 1874 in Manhattan, and continued to live on Contentment Island with his wife Louise, residing in a house, formerly known as the New York State Building, purchased from 1876's Centennial International Exhibition.
He was elected to the House of Representatives where he served for a term.
Gravesite Details
He was interred at the Green-Wood Cemetery on July 14, 1888.
Family Members
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