. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ous among the Dutch names of New York State isthat of Van Buren, which has been borne by many eminent citi-zens of the State and by one President of the United subject of the present sketch comes from a branch of theVan Buien family that was for several generations prior to hisown settled at Ancram, Columbia County, New York, It wasthere that his father and giandfather were bom. His father,however, in early Hfe removed to the village of Williamsburg, onLong Island, which is now an important part of the borough ofBrooklyn, city of Ne
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ous among the Dutch names of New York State isthat of Van Buren, which has been borne by many eminent citi-zens of the State and by one President of the United subject of the present sketch comes from a branch of theVan Buien family that was for several generations prior to hisown settled at Ancram, Columbia County, New York, It wasthere that his father and giandfather were bom. His father,however, in early Hfe removed to the village of Williamsburg, onLong Island, which is now an important part of the borough ofBrooklyn, city of New York, but which then, in 1844, was aseparate village of smaU size. He was a painter by trade, andconducted that business for many years in Brooklyn, with muchsuccess. Charles Henry Van Buren, the son of Henry and Sarah Buren, was born in the Wilhamsbm-g district of Brooklyn,New York, on December 15,1861, and was educated in the pub-lic schools and high school of that city. His early inchnations were toward a mercantile hfe, and in his 350.
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