Anthony Van Bergen

Anthony Abraham Van Bergen (1786 – December 27, 1859) was an American politician and judge from New York.

Early life Van Bergen was the only child of New York State Senator Peter A. Van Bergen and Hester (née Houghtaling) Van Bergen (1768–1824) and they lived in Catskill, New York. After his father's death in 1814, his mother remarried to Dr. James Oliver in 1811. His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth (née Whitbeck) Houghtaling and Capt. Thomas Houghtaling, who fought in the second Battle of Saratoga under his paternal grandfather. His maternal uncle, Assemblyman Coenradt T. Houghtaling, was the wife of his paternal aunt, Catharina Van Bergen. and were the parents of one son:

He graduated from Union College, where he was a member of the Philomathean Society, with the class of 1808.

Career Van Bergen served as a judge of the Greene County Court. He also served as the first president of the New York State Agricultural Society upon its creation in 1832.

In 1834, he was elected as a Democrat to represent Greene County in the New York State Assembly. He served from January 1 to December 31, 1835 in the 58th New York State Legislature.

Personal life On April 19, 1806, Van Bergen was married to Clarine Peck (1785–1872), a daughter of John Peck of Lyme, Connecticut. Together, they lived at the Van Bergen homestead in New Baltimore, New York and were the parents of ten children, including: Maria Van Bergen (1818–1879), who died unmarried. and Alice Van Bergen (1877–1960), who married Count Otto von Grote in 1900; their daughter, Van Bergen's great-granddaughter, Countess Antoinette Julia von Grote (1902–1988), was the wife of Prince Dietrich of Wied, a son of William Frederick, Prince of Wied and Princess Pauline of Württemberg (the elder daughter of William II of Württemberg). Van Bergen's great-great-grandson Prince Ulrich of Wied (1931–2010), was the father of Princess Marie of Wied (b. 1973), married Duke Friedrich of Württemberg (1961–2018), eldest son of Carl, Duke of Württemberg and heir to the House of Württemberg, in 1993.