Keywords: Stephen Van Rensselaer III Unrestored.png Stephen Van Rensselaer III November 1 1764 ” January 26 1839 founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute former Lieutenant Governor of New York and member of the United States House of Representatives He is documented as having been the tenth richest American in history with a net worth of 10 million about 88 billion in 2007 dollars at the time of his death LOC-image cph 3c21159 Engraved by G Parker from a miniature by C Fraser ca 1835 Unrestored version of File Stephen van Rensselaer III png PD-old Stephen van Rensselaer III 1835 engravings |