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 during the Spanish-American War and as Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury. He was a member of the influential Van Leer family.

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 and education

Van Leer was born on October 15, 1865[1] in Nashville, Tennessee to Samuel Van Leer and Alice Clark.[2] He graduated with a degree in law from Vanderbilt University in 1895.[3] He married Harriet Taylor Draper in Washington, Kansas on August 23, 1905.[4] He was a member of the influential Van Leer family and his great-grandfather Samuel Van Leer was a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.[3] His son Anthony Wayne Van Leer also had a long prominent military career as an officer in the Navy.[3][5]

Career

Van Leer served in the US Army as a First lieutenant and was promoted to captain. He served in the Spanish–American War and returned home to work as a government official running the treasury branch in Tennessee[6] Van Leer served as the assistant director for the Office of Management and Budget and later worked as the Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury.[4] Van Leer died on November 3, 1953 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[1][7]

Citations
  1. "Van Leer, Carlos C". www.ancexplorer.army.mil. U.S. Army. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. Haskins, Charles Waldo (1902). National Yearbook - National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. p. 319. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. "Bernard Vanleer GENERATION 9.4 – FOURTH CHILD OF SAMUEL VANLEER". www.vanleerarchives.org. Van Leer Archives. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. Patterson, Michael Robert. "Carlos Clark Van Leer Captain, United States Army". www.arlingtoncemetery.net. Michael Robert Patterson. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. JR, CHARLES V. RAYMOND,HARRISON F. CONDON. "1930 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | March 1974". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive.
  6. Official Register of the United States. Nashville, TN: U.S. Government Printing Office. (published 1905). 1 July 1905. ISBN 9780826504753.
  7. Waller, William (3 October 1970). Vintage Vanderbilt Through The Years. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University (published 1890). ISBN 9780826504753.
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