Isaac Van Anden (December 12, 1812 – August 4, 1875) was an American newspaper publisher and founder of the Brooklyn Eagle.
In 1837, he formed a partnership with Alexander Lee, bought the Westchester Spy from Samuel G. Arnold, and settled in White Plains.
Murphy was elected mayor of Brooklyn later that year, and in 1842 Van Anden became the sole proprietor of the newspaper.
Under him, the paper grew in prominence and eventually had the largest circulation of any evening newspaper in the country.
[5] Van Anden died at his brother William's home in Poughkeepsie on August 4, 1875.