Abraham Ten Broeck

Abraham Ten Broeck
Mayor of Albany, New York
In office
1796–1798
Preceded byAbraham Yates Jr.
Succeeded byPhilip S. Van Rensselaer
In office
1779–1783
Preceded byJohn Barclay
Succeeded byJohannes 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
Died19 January 1810(1810-01-19) (aged 75)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Spouse
Elizabeth Van Rensselaer
(m. 1773)
Children5, including Dirck Ten Broeck
Parent(s)Dirck Ten Broeck
Margarita Cuyler
RelativesDirck W. Ten Broeck (brother)
Philip Livingston (brother-in-law)
Stephen Van Rensselaer II (brother-in-law)
ResidenceProspect

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]

  1. ^ Spooner 1907, p.17
  2. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Abraham Ten Broeck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.