Samuel Gouverneur Ogden

Biography

Samuel Gouverneur Ogden was born in 1779 and lived through the American Revolution and the founding of the republic, experiencing the nation's earliest years as an independent power. His eighty-one years of life provided a remarkable span across the early American period and into the nineteenth century.

Ogden's interment at Green-Wood Cemetery reflects his standing within New York society and his connection to the region's prominent families and history. His longevity and the preservation of his memory connect him to the foundational era of American independence.