Lee Van Cleef was an American actor best known for portraying villains in Western films. After World War II service, he began acting on stage and gained fame in films such as High Noon and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
DeWitt Clinton was a prominent New York statesman who served as mayor of New York City, U.S. senator, and governor of New York. He is best remembered as the driving force behind the construction of the Erie Canal.
Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane was a New York lawyer, judge, and congressman. A Yale graduate, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming a justice of the New York Supreme Court and later presiding justice of its Appellate Division.
Schuyler Colfax rose from poverty to become a newspaper editor, U.S. congressman, and Speaker of the House. A strong opponent of slavery, he later served as vice president of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant.
Philip Van Cortlandt was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution and later a U.S. congressman from New York. A member of the prominent Dutch-American family, he also served in the New York State Assembly and Senate.
Pierre Van Cortlandt was a Revolutionary-era statesman and a founding figure in New York State government. He presided over the convention that drafted the state constitution and served as New York’s first lieutenant governor.
Stephanus Van Cortlandt was the first native-born mayor of New York City, serving two terms in the late seventeenth century. A prominent colonial leader, he also held judicial and administrative offices in early New York government.
Ivo Daalder is a Dutch-American foreign policy expert specializing in European security and transatlantic relations. He served on the U.S. National Security Council and later as the United States ambassador to NATO.
J. Dewey Daane was an American economist and Federal Reserve governor appointed by President Kennedy. An expert in monetary policy and international finance, he later taught for decades at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
John Isaac De Graff was a New York merchant, War of 1812 veteran, and public official. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and also held office as mayor of Schenectady.
