Stephen Van Rensselaer

1838–1904 (age 66)

Landowner/Businessman

Biography

As a landowner and businessman, Stephen Van Rensselaer stewarded property and enterprise with a sense of duty, fostering opportunities that stretched beyond the immediate, well into the future of his neighbors.

Those who visit Green-Wood Cemetery may pause by his stone to reflect on a life shaped by industrious effort and a desire to see the city thrive.