[3] He appointed as a cornet in the United States Army in 1792, was promoted to captain in July 1793, and then to major in January 1799, before being honorably discharged in June 1800.

[4] He was elected as a Federalist to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1819, to January 14, 1822, when he resigned.

Of their many children, only five daughters and one son survived to maturity:[1] Van Rensselaer died near Albany, aged 77.

His home at Albany, Cherry Hill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

[10] As his sons had all predeceased Solomon, his daughter, Harriet Maria Elmendorf inherited Cherry Hill.