AHC: As many Presidents of the USA with Dutch origin as possible

As the tin says, with a POD of the ratification of the constitution of the USA, your challenge is to get as many presidents of the USA with Dutch origin as possible
 
As the tin says, with a POD of the ratification of the constitution of the USA, your challenge is to get as many presidents of the USA with Dutch origin as possible
Do you want specific PODs for specific individuals, or a broader divergence that would increase Dutch political power overall?
 
Since no PoD was mentioned, what about having the 13 colonies controlled by the Dutch Republic, come the Napoleonic wars they revolt from the Netherlands and create the USA? thus the vast majority of populace are dutch related with the capital being New Amsterdam. :p

Other then that the Vanderbilts are a good place to start.
 
Well, for Founding Fathers, we have Egbert Benson of New York; so maybe he could become President in some regards. There is also Herman Knickerbacker of the same general era (although he was a Federalist) and, as others have said, the Schuyler and Van Cortlandt families.

We also have the Bush family which had Dutch blood in them - so there are now at least four Dutch-American Presidents :)

I think the main problem is that so much of Dutch immigration went to New York and, as a state, they haven't produced the greatest number of Presidents - especially during the Early Republic when Virginians were favored for the top spot. There was a fair amount of Dutch migration to Lower Michigan, however, so that might not be the worst place to look for a few more.
 
Hamilton becomes a dictator and a Presidential Line is established, with everyone having Dutch blood due to the Schuylers?

Apart from that, a few Presidents from the Vanderbilt line, a sort of older version of the Clintons/Bushes.
 
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