Egbert Benson

Egbert Benson (September 1, 1789 – February 25, 1866) was an American politician and prominent landowner in Brooklyn. Early life Benson was born in New York on September 1, 1789. He was the son of Dinah (née Couwenhoven) Benson and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Benson (1739–1823), Clerk of the New York State Senate. His siblings included Robert Benson; Maria Benson, the wife of Leffert Lefferts; Jane Benson, the wife of Dr. Richard Kissam Hoffman. His uncle, and namesake, was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Egbert Benson, a U.S. Representative who served as the Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. His paternal grandparents were Robert Benson and Tryntje "Catharina" (née Van Borsum) Benson. Benson attended Columbia College, graduating in 1807.