Dirck Wessel Ten Broeck (July 26, 1738 – May 29, 1780) was an American landowner, soldier, politician who served in the 1st and 2nd New York State Legislatures.
[1] Ten Broeck was born on July 26, 1738, in Albany, Province of New York in what was then British America.
[7] At the outbreak of the American Revolution, he supported the Patriot cause and "diverted his business stock of tools, weaponry, and supplies" to the Continental Army.
[7] Ten Broeck also served as a United States Lottery Agent and Continental Loan Officer.
[12] They lived in the third ward home Ten Broeck had inherited from his father, owned extensive land, but did not have any children together.