Daniel Myers Van Auken, a Pennsylvania lawyer and Democrat, served two terms in Congress from 1867 to 1871 representing Pike County.
James Isaac Van Alen, baptized Jacobus, was a New York congressman and half-brother of President Martin Van Buren, born 1772.
Theodorus Bailey served as U.S. Representative, briefly U.S. Senator, and New York City Postmaster for 24 years, and rose to Brigadier General after Revolutionary War service and militia leadership service.
Harmanus Bleecker of Albany lawyer and Dutch American statesman, served as a Federalist congressman from New York (1811–1813) and later as U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Netherlands (1837–1842).
Jacob Brinkerhoff, New York–born lawyer and politician, served as a U.S. congressman (1843–1847), authored the antislavery Wilmot Proviso, and later served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff, War of 1812 militia officer and New York assemblyman, later served as a Democratic U.S. congressman from Ohio (1843–1844). He died in office and was buried in Plymouth, Ohio.
Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), prominent Albany merchant, militia general, and mayor, managed the Van Rensselaer estate, served in colonial government, and led local forces during the Revolutionary era.
Martin Van Buren, eighth U.S. president, was a skilled political organizer who helped shape the modern Democratic Party. Born in Kinderhook, New York to Dutch-American parents, he rose through law and politics to become president.
Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of future U.S. president Martin Van Buren. Raised in the Dutch community of Kinderhook, New York, she died young from tuberculosis, years before her husband became president.
Angelica Schuyler Church was the daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Known for her intelligence and social influence, she moved in prominent political circles in America and Europe.
