Benjamin Van Cleve

Benjamin Van Cleve (February 24, 1773 – November 29, 1821) was a pioneer settler of Dayton, Ohio in the United States.

As part of his duties, he escorted pack horses to Arthur St. Clair's army, and witnessed his defeat.

He assisted Ludlow and William G. Schenck that year as they surveyed the United States Military District in east-central Ohio.

[2] Van Cleve was married August 28, 1800, to Mary Whitten, in the first marriage in the settlement.

[1] He was one of the incorporators of the Dayton Library in 1805, and was appointed by the Ohio Legislature as a member of the first board of trustees of Miami University in 1809.