Abraham Ten Broeck
American politician, businessman, and brigadier general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abraham Ten Broeck (May 13, 1734 – January 19, 1810) was a New York politician, businessman, and militia Brigadier General of Dutch descent. He was twice Mayor of Albany, New York and built one of the largest mansions in the area, the Ten Broeck Mansion, that still stands more than 200 years later.[2]
Abraham Ten Broeck | |
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Mayor of Albany, New York | |
In office 1796–1798 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Yates Jr. |
Succeeded by | Philip S. Van Rensselaer |
In office 1779–1783 | |
Preceded by | John Barclay |
Succeeded by | Johannes Jacobse Beeckman |
Member of the New York Provincial Congress | |
In office 1775–1777 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1734-05-13)13 May 1734 New York City, Province of New York, British America |
Died | 19 January 1810(1810-01-19) (aged 75) Albany, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Van Rensselaer
(m. 1773) |
Children | 5, including Dirck Ten Broeck |
Parent(s) | Dirck Ten Broeck Margarita Cuyler |
Relatives | Dirck W. Ten Broeck (brother) Philip Livingston (brother-in-law) Stephen Van Rensselaer II (brother-in-law) |
Residence | Prospect |
Rensselaerswyck series | |
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Dutch West India Company | |
The Patroon System | |
Map of Rensselaerswyck | |
Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer | |