Dirck Ten Broeck (speaker)
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Dirck Ten Broeck was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick.
and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Ten Broeck. His twin sister died before her second birthday.
In September 1785, he married Cornelia Stuyvesant (d. 1825 Trenton, New Jersey
) at the New York City
Dutch Church. They had twelve children who were baptized in Albany and several more babies that were stillborn.
He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1791. He served on the Albany City Council in 1793. He was a Federalist member representing Albany
in the New York State Assembly
from 1796 to 1802, and was Speaker
from 1798 to 1800.
Life
He was the only son of Mayor of Albany Abraham Ten BroeckAbraham Ten Broeck
Abraham Ten Broeck 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 that still stands more than 200 years later.-Early life:Ten Broeck was the son of Dirck Ten Broeck...
and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Ten Broeck. His twin sister died before her second birthday.
In September 1785, he married Cornelia Stuyvesant (d. 1825 Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
) at the New York City
New York City
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Dutch Church. They had twelve children who were baptized in Albany and several more babies that were stillborn.
He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1791. He served on the Albany City Council in 1793. He was a Federalist member representing Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
in the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
from 1796 to 1802, and was Speaker
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
from 1798 to 1800.
Sources
- http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/t/ditbroeck37.html Bio at NY State Museum
- John Stilwell Jenkins: History of Political Parties in the State of New-York (Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846, Jenkins writes "Derick Ten Broeck" and erroneously "Derick Ten Eyck")
- Speaker election result January 1798 at Project "A New Nation Votes", Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityTufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
Digital Library - Speaker election result August 1798 at Project "A New Nation Votes", Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityTufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
Digital Library - Speaker election result November 1800 at Project "A New Nation Votes", Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityTufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
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