sentences:  He was a member of the New York State Senate (21st D.) from 1882 to 1885, sitting in the 105th, 106th, 107th and 108th New York State Legislatures.Lansing was elected as a Republican to the 51st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891.He died on January 31, 1894, in Watertown, New York, and was interred in Brookside Cemetery.